Adolescence 17th Edition By John Santrock – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Achievement, Work, and Careers

1) Which of the following is NOT true of adolescents and achievement?
A) Adolescence is a critical juncture in achievement.
B) As demands on adolescents intensify, different areas of their lives may come into conflict.
C) Achievement is primarily due to their intellectual abilities.
D) New academic and social pressures force adolescents toward different roles.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

2) Liam does not have as high an IQ as his twin brother, but Liam persists at his tasks and has confidence that he will be able to solve life’s problems. According to research, we can predict
A) Liam will not be as successful as his intellectually brighter twin.
B) Liam may be quite a high achiever because he has adaptive motivational patterns.
C) Liam will probably give up easily and thus end up being a low achiever.
D) None of these choices are correct.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
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3) Self-determination, curiosity, challenge, and effort are all ________ in adolescents’ motivation.
A) extrinsic factors
B) cognitive factors
C) intrinsic factors
D) incentives

Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

4) Rewards and punishments are ________ in adolescents’ motivation.
A) extrinsic factors
B) cognitive factors
C) intrinsic factors
D) control tools

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

5) Which psychological approaches stress the importance of intrinsic motivation in achievement?
A) behavioral approaches
B) humanistic approaches
C) psychoanalytical approaches
D) existential approaches

Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

6) Rod’s science teacher has a list of objectives that must be met for the year, but they can be met by completing many different types of assignments. The teacher allows the students to select the projects that interest them, and the students set their own goals and make their own plans to reach them. According to research, Rod is likely to
A) have higher achievement gains in science.
B) pick the easiest assignments even if some of the more difficult ones interest him more.
C) do a poor job on his assignments because he picked them rather than the teacher.
D) None of these choices are correct.

Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom’s: Apply
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

7) Encouraging self-determination through personal choice in the classroom has been shown to be related to all of the following EXCEPT
A) intrinsic motivation.
B) connection to parents and peers.
C) engagement in academic activities.
D) All of these choices are correct.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom’s: Remember
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

8) Professor Daube teaches Theories of Personality. He has his students analyze the song lyrics of famous songwriters, past and present, and see if they can determine the writers’ specific personality traits based on their writings. According to research, Professor Daube’s students should ________ than students who are taught Theories of Personality by lectures only.
A) be more cognitively engaged with their learning
B) learn less
C) be less motivated
D) None of these choices are correct.

Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom’s: Apply
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

9) Which of the following statements regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is TRUE?
A) Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are at work in the real world of students’ lives.
B) Parents and teachers should encourage students to become intrinsically motivated.
C) Extrinsic motivation by itself is not a good strategy.
D) All of these choices are correct.

Answer: D
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Bloom’s: Analyze
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

10) Perceived causes of outcomes are known as
A) analyses.
B) influences.
C) attributions.
D) precursors.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom’s: Remember
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Learning Goal: Discuss achievement in the lives of adolescents.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology