The Key Motivation for Someone with a Strong Sense of Performance

question 157

Multiple Choice

The key motivation for someone with a strong sense of performance goals is to

• A) significantly improve his or her performance.
• B) process information as deeply as possible.
• C) feel shame when successful.
• D) be seen as smart and not dumb.

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Definitions:

Personal Situations

Individual circumstances or conditions that uniquely affect a person's life, choices, and well-being.

Qualitative Reasoning

A method of reasoning that focuses on understanding qualities, attributes, and non-numeric aspects of phenomena.

Stage Theory

A theory of development organized into distinct stages, each characterized by specific abilities, experiences, or tasks that must be mastered.

Piaget Underestimated

A critique suggesting that the cognitive abilities of children can develop earlier than Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, proposed in his theories.