Attribution theory

Question 1

Which type of achievement goals is related to fixed mindset of a student?

Accepted Answer

Performance-avoidance goal

Question 2

Alex was passed over for a promotion at work. He feels like manager doesn’t like him. Alex perceives the attribution to?

Accepted Answer

External and uncontrollable

Question 3

Time spent studying, teacher bias, and luck are causes on which dimension of attribution?

Accepted Answer

Controllability

Question 4

A teacher communicate a sympathy “its ok not to be good at math” to a student, what kind of belief the teacher hold?

Accepted Answer

Fixed ability

Question 5

A teacher said” you scored well on this test. Did you guess the correct answers?” is an example of _____attribution

Accepted Answer

Luck-based

Question 6

Which of the following educational practices most likely to promote students’ internal study motivation?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on effort and study habits

Question 7

A student attribute the test failure to low ability, what kind of dominant emotions related to this attribution?

Accepted Answer

Hopelessness

Question 8

What are the 3 factors of attribution theory?

Accepted Answer

Locus of control, stability and controllability

Question 9

What are the two dimensions of the locus of causality?

Accepted Answer

Internal/External

Question 10

A student’s motivation will likely decrease if

Accepted Answer

The studetent thinks he cannot control his success

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