Which One of the Following Examples Best Describes Differences Between

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following examples best describes differences between students with a mastery orientation and students with learned helplessness?

• A)Students with a mastery orientation expect that they will have to work extremely hard to master new tasks. Students with learned helplessness usually overestimate their abilities.
• B)Students with a mastery orientation set easily attainable goals and become frustrated when they don't attain those goals effortlessly. Students with learned helplessness set goals that are almost impossible to attain.
• C)Students with a mastery orientation set high goals and seek challenges. Students with learned helplessness underestimate their abilities and set low goals.
• D)Students with a mastery orientation attribute their successes to external,uncontrollable factors. Students with an attitude of learned helplessness attribute failures to internal,controllable factors.

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Definitions:

Social Structural Factors

Elements of society's framework that influence collective and individual behavior, including laws, institutions, and norms.

Personal Troubles

Personal challenges that require individual solutions.

Mills

Refers to C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist known for his theories on power and social structure, and for coining the term "sociological imagination."

Social Issues

Challenges caused by larger social factors that require collective solutions.