Bill Approaches New Tasks with the Attitude That He Can

question 65

Multiple Choice

Bill approaches new tasks with the attitude that he can master them, and he tries to do so because he wants to gain new skills. Bill is motivated by:

• A) a mastery orientation.
• B) extrinsic forces.
• C) fear of failure.
• D) learned helplessness.

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Definitions:

Young Adult Years

A phase of human development that typically spans the late teens through the twenties, characterized by exploration, independence, and laying the foundation for future life paths.

Purpose

An individual's sense of resolve or determination, the intention and aim guiding action or the reason for which something exists or is done.

Muscular-anal Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring in early childhood, focusing on controlling bladder and bowel movements.

Initiative Versus Guilt

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