Gary is a fourth grader in school early in the school year. He is a bit above average according to ...

Gary is a fourth grader in school early in the school year. He is a bit above average according to intelligence tests. One day, Mrs. Winton, Gary's teacher, gave the class a math test, and unfortunately Gary did quite poorly on it. Gary was devastated, but resolved to try harder on the next test.
   How would Erikson explain Gary's devastation over his grade on the test?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 2

If the teachers' success is consistent with patterns identified by research, the teacher likely to be least successful is:
 
  a. Mrs. Aldrich.
  b. Mr. Tichy.
  c. Mr. Collins.
  d. Mrs. Gomez.

Ques. 3

If the teachers' success is consistent with patterns identified by research, the teacher likely to be most successful is:
 
  a. Mrs. Aldrich.
  b. Mr. Tichy.
  c. Mr. Collins.
  d. Mrs. Gomez.

Ques. 4

Of the following, which is the most likely the correlation between physical self-concept and academic achievement in the researcher's data?
 
  a. Slightly negative
  b. Positive and strong
  c. Positive but weak
  d. Virtually no correlation

Ques. 5

Of the following, which is the most likely correlation between general self-concept and academic achievement in the researcher's data?
 
  a. Slightly negative
  b. Positive and strong
  c. Positive but weak
  d. Virtually no correlation

Ques. 6

Liesha is in kindergarten and is a bit behind her classmates academically in math and reading. If she is typical for children her age, which of the following will be her most likely assessment of herself?
 
  a. She will have a negative self-concept of her ability and low self-esteem.
  b. She will have a negative self-concept of her ability but high self-esteem.
  c. She will have a positive self-concept of her ability but low self-esteem.
  d. She will have a positive self-concept of her ability and high self-esteem.

Ques. 7

Which of the following is the best analysis of Kailyn's self-esteem?
 
  a. Kailyn has high self-esteem in math but low self-esteem in French.
  b. Kailyn has high self-esteem in both math and French.
  c. Kailyn has generally high self-esteem.
  d. Kailyn has generally low self-esteem.

Ques. 8

According to research, which of the following approaches to improving students' self-concepts is most effective?
 
  a. Design an unstructured program where students determine their own goals.
  b. Design a structured program in which students experience genuine progress toward academic goals.
  c. Design a structured program in which major emphasis is placed on interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence.
  d. Design a program in which students are involved in activities designed to improve self-esteem.