General Psychology Ch. 8 Test

Your siblings are arguing about who will be more successful in school. Your brother says that he will, because he has more natural talent and intelligence. Your sister thinks that she will, because she has more grit. You decide to settle the argument by telling them the latest research finding on whether natural talent or grit is more important in predicting success. What should you tell them?

Grit is a better predictor than intelligence for educational

Mr. Griffin has a class of students with high achievement motivation. To help these students do well on his calculus exam, Mr. Griffin should write questions thar are

Moderately difficult

Beth's entire family has a high achievement motivation. Which of the following is Beth NOT likely to observe in her family members?

Unrealistically high career goals

Tara is shooting hockey pucks into a net. If she has a low need to for achievement, she will probably take __________ practice shots.

Very easy

While it appears to be negative, guilt can actually serve to protect and strengthen our interpersonal relationships. All of the following are examples of this protective concept EXCEPT when guilt

is used to deceive others.

Emilio has an "A" average, and Claudio has a "C" average. Both men have career aspirations of becoming aeronautical engineers to work for NASA. Claudio likely has ________ than Emilio.

lower achievement motivation

Antoinette is a real risk taker. She loves to skydive, and she can party all night. Benita dislikes risk taking and prefers quieter activities, such as reading and yoga. These contrasting preferences in the rate of physiological activation they experience suggest that Antoinette and Benita differ in their

optimal levels of arousal

After he was robbed, Marcus kept replaying the incident in his mind. "Why did I leave the door unlocked? Some of my stuff was irreplaceable and I can never get it back." By continually focusing on this negative event, Marcus is coping with his feelings through

rumination

When re-creating Mischel's famous marshmallow delay-of-gratification study, Art finds that children who successfully wait to eat the marshmallow are LEAST likely to

stare at the marshmallow

The final project for your class is due in a few days. You ask a classmate how his project is going. He tells you that he has not started, because no matter how hard he tries, he can never get a good grade. Based on this statement, it is likely that your classmate

has low self-efficacy

When re-creating Mischel's famous marshmallow delay of gratification study, Art finds that children who successfully wait to eat the marshmallow are LEAST likely to

stare at the marshmallow