Which One of the Following Alternatives Best Describes Differences Between

question 11

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Spermatogonia

The undifferentiated male germ cells located in the seminiferous tubules that go through mitosis to produce spermatocytes, which eventually form sperm.

Inguinal Canal

A passageway in the abdominal wall through which structures such as the spermatic cord in males and the round ligament in females pass.

Spermatic Cord

A bundle of fibers and tissues in males that runs from the deep inguinal ring down to each testicle, containing blood vessels, nerves, and the vas deferens.

Gubernaculum

A fibrous cord that guides the descent of the testes in males or the ovaries in females during fetal development.