Persistence,skill Development,and Willingness to Deal with Problems Is Improved When

question 112

Multiple Choice

Persistence,skill development,and willingness to deal with problems is improved when people are

• A) high in intrinsic motivation for engaging in the activity.
• B) high in extrinsic motivation for engaging in the activity.
• C) recipients of task-contingent rewards.
• D) denied performance-contingent rewards.
• E) denied task-contingent rewards.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Gestures

Actions performed to convey messages or emotions without using words, often culturally specific.

First Words

The initial set of words a child learns and uses to communicate, often occurring between 10 to 15 months of age.

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept in developmental psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Guided Participation

Adult’s participation in a child’s activity that helps to structure it and bring the child’s understanding of it closer to the adult’s.