Students Have Just Done Well on What Was Obviously an Easy

question 18

Multiple Choice

Students have just done well on what was obviously an easy assignment. If their teacher praises them for their success, they are likely to:

• A) Have high self-efficacy for academic tasks
• B) Conclude that they have low ability
• C) Develop a mastery orientation
• D) Exert more effort next time

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Definitions:

American Consumer Culture

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NAACP-Funded Legal Challenge

Legal cases and initiatives financially supported by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, aiming to fight racial discrimination and advance civil rights.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial or socio-economic groups within a community, institution, or country, often resulting in inequality and discrimination.

Civil Rights Movement

A decades-long struggle, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s, aiming to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law for African Americans.