In Schools Structured So That Individuals Compete Rather Than Work

question 22

Multiple Choice

In schools structured so that individuals compete rather than work cooperatively, low-scoring students may _____.

• A) be highly motivated
• B) achieve higher scores as the school year moves on
• C) endorse the entity approach to learning
• D) believe in incremental mastery of a subject area

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Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others by attributing causes to internal characteristics or dispositions.

Noncausal Attribution

The assignment of a cause to an event or behavior without evidence of a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to external factors or situations.

Stable External

A term used to describe factors outside an individual that are consistent and unchanging, influencing behavior or circumstances.