Need for Control (Biology, Culture, Cognition)
This scale measures internal vs. external beliefs about control.
What is the Locus of Control Scale?
Motivation is highest when the need to achieve is stronger than this motive.
What is the need to avoid failure?
Comparing your behavior to standards is this part of self-regulation.
What is self-evaluations?
The self you hope to become in future.
What is the ideal self?
Believing the world is dangerous and malevolent leads to this emotion.
What is anger?
Genetics account for this percentage of the variance in locus of control.
What is 30%?
People with a fixed mindset believe ability is this.
What is stable/unchangeable?
“Do your best” goals are ineffective; goals must be specific and this.
What is challenging?
The gap between actual and ideal self refers to this theory.
What is Self-Discrepancy Theory?
The worldview that success comes from competence and the world is neutral.
What is the benign worldview?
Trying to control what is ___ increases stress.
What is uncontrollable?
This goal orientation is the best for long-term learning and motivation.
What is mastery approach?
These goals drive daily action and keep immediate behavior on track.
What are proximal goals?
People with positive self-concepts view the world as this.
What is benevolent?
According to terror management theory, humans deeply fear this.
What is death?
The BAS system supports exploration, but this system overrides it and reduces exploration.
What is the BIS?
A perfectionistic person focused on not becoming incompetent is using this goal orientation.
What is mastery avoidance?
If X happens, I will do Y” is called this type of plan.
What are implementation intentions?
High self-esteem requires pride in your strengths and acceptance of these.
What are your imperfections?
Focusing too much on performance to boost self-esteem sacrifices this basic psychological need.
What is autonomy?
This brain region supports emotional processing, cognitive control, and self-regulation—key to competence.
What is the anterior cingulate gyrus?
People who believe ability can grow choose challenging tasks and persist — this describes which mindset?
What is incremental theory (growth mindset)?
This percentage of goal-directed behavior happens automatically.
What is 95%?
People with low self-esteem accept negative feedback but reject this.
What is positive feedback?
Self-esteem benefits health only when paired with competence and these kinds of relationships.
What are positive, supportive relationships?