When attempting to learn to play football, Farve has great difficulty in throwing the odd-shaped ball. After several bad passes, he decides that he has no talent for football and will never be any good at it. Farve's behavior provides an example of _____ goals.
a. performance
b. mastery
c. internal
d. external
Question 2The fact that children with anxiety problems are likely to exhibit similar disorders as adults best illustrates the concept of developmental
a. continuity.
b. discontinuity.
c. comorbidity.
d. rigidity.
Question 3Jeff is a low achiever. After doing well on an exam, he is LEAST likely to say
a. Boy, did I get lucky
b. That was an easy test.
c. I really studied hard for that.
d. I knew I was smart enough
Question 4The fact that children with behavioral disorders are unlikely to exhibit these disorders as adults best illustrates the concept of developmental
a. continuity.
b. discontinuity.
c. comorbidity.
d. rigidity.
Question 5Erin has a high level of mastery motivation. Given this fact, her most likely response to failing a test would be to
a. quit.
b. blame her self.
c. believe that trying harder on the next test will lead to failure.
d. believe that trying harder on the next test will lead to success.
Question 6Which of the following is true of the parent effects model?
a. It can successfully account for the most severe psychiatric disorders of childhood.
b. It can successfully account for the least severe, transient disorders of childhood.
c. It appears as though the transactional model is superior to the parent effects model.
d. It appears as though the parent effects model is superior to the transactional model.
Question 7Belmont has a high degree of mastery motivation. On his first psychology test, he scores 52 out of 100 (an F). What is his most likely reaction?
a. He blames himself for being stupid.
b. He blames himself for not studying.
c. He blames the instructor for writing such a hard test.
d. He doesn't care about his level of performance.
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