Self-Regulation
What are the purposeful, goal directed intellectual processes that play a large role in self-regulation?
Executive functions
True or False: Affection and cuddling are secondary reinforcers.
False
True or False: Intrinsic motivation is provoked by personal characteristics or factors inherent in the performed task.
True
What theory describes a framework for distinguishing between suitable and unsuitable motives for success?
Achievement Goal theory
Name the three fronts that self-regulation advances on during growth:
This type of punishment occurs when a child decreases a behavior after seeing another classmate be punished for the same behavior.
Vicarious Punishment
What type of interest is a long-term, relatively stable interest in a particular topic or activity?
Personal interest
Attaching one end of a string to an infants foot and the other to a mobile--in turn causing the mobile to move with the infants foot--creates what type of goal?
Short-term goal
Name the 4 self-regulation skills that can be taught in order to promote self-regulation.
Who is the theorist associated with extrinsic motivation, and what is the name of their theory?
B.F. Skinner, Operant Conditioning theory
Does intrinsic motivation to learn school subject matter increase or decrease as a child gets older?
Describe the difference between mastery orientation and learned helplessness:
Mastery orientation: learned belief that one is capable of excelling in a wide range of tasks (i can do it)
Learned Helplessness: learned belief that because of a series of failures, one is incapable of success (i can't do it)