According to the Self-Determination Theory, When an Individual Has a High

question 102

Multiple Choice

According to the self-determination theory, when an individual has a high sense of self-efficacy and a belief that he or she can gain skills and overcome obstacles, the individual's beliefs most likely reflects

• A)relatedness.
• B)extrinsic motivation.
• C)competence.
• D)homeostasis.

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Definitions:

Variable Number

A quantity or element that may vary or change within the context of a situation or experiment.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to respond differently to similar stimuli based on their differences, significant in the context of conditioning.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was initially conditioned.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that was previously neutral becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with another conditioned stimulus.