Eight-Year-Old Miles Has Confidence in His Own Ability

question 111

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Miles has confidence in his own ability. When he faces a spelling test, he believes that he can practice spelling the words and that he will do well on the test. Miles has developed __________.

• A) learned helplessness
• B) academic self-efficacy
• C) inflated self-esteem
• D) interpersonal intelligence

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Definitions:

Maslow

A psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.

Fictional Finalism

A concept introduced by Alfred Adler, suggesting that individuals are motivated more by their expectations of the future than by past experiences.

Social Inequality

A condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige, or power.

Strive

To make great efforts to achieve or obtain a particular goal, often in the face of difficulties.