Students with Performance Goals as Opposed to Learning Goals Are

question 116

Multiple Choice

Students with performance goals as opposed to learning goals are concerned primarily with

• A)achievement motivation.
• B)looking good in front of others.
• C)bettering themselves in terms of skill competencies.
• D)finishing tasks so that they can seek new challenges.

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Definitions:

Directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that predicts not only a relationship but also the direction of the relationship between two variables or groups.

Alpha

A threshold value used in statistics to determine the significance level below which a null hypothesis is rejected in a hypothesis test.

Non-directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies there is a difference or relationship, but not the direction of the difference or relationship between variables.

T-statistic

A type of statistic calculated from sample data, used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis, particularly in t-tests.