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Executive Function
Self-worth
Attributions
General Motivation 1
General Motivation 2
100

This is the area of the brain where executive control does its work

What is the pre-frontal cortex?

100
In order to cover up for their perceived failures, girls tend to blame them on this.
What are emotional problems?
100
These are 2 dimensions of attributions.
What are locus and stability?
100
This hinders motivation by raising the idea of a stereotype.
What is stereotype threat?
100
These are two sides to the same coin and can't be separated.
What are motivation and emotion?
200

Executive control is necessary to do this thing that is essential for being successful in school, work, and life

What is self-regulation?
200
Self-worth is based on this.
What is perceived competence?
200
This attribution is internal and unstable.
What is effort?
200
This type of motivation causes people to want to do something just for the pleasure of meeting a difficult goal.
What is mastery motivation?
200
As students move through high school their engagement does this.
What is drop?
300
Executive control selects what goes into this (hint: name a part of memory).
What is working memory?
300
Self-worth theory pertains mainly to this group.
What are adolescents?
300
This is the reason why people use attributions.
What is to explain why something happened?
300
This usually happens to their motivation when adolescents transition from middle to high school.
What is drop?
300
This often results in feelings of anxiety.
What is fear of failure?
400
The marshmallow experiment showed that motivation is a connection between executive function and this.
What is self-control?
400
In order to cover up for their perceived failures, boys blame them on this.
What is a lack of effort?
400
This occurs when there is a belief that the situation is hopeless and nothing the person does will make it better.
What is learned helplessness.
400
This type of motivation causes a desire to achieve just to get awards or approval.
What is performance motivation?
400
Beliefs about these two things often affect each other.
What are achievement and ability?
500
These are three things that executive control affects.
What are inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility?
500
In self-worth theory, goofing off and making excuses is called this.
What is self-handicapping?
500
People who are motivated usually attribute their success to things that have this locus.
What is internal?
500
Conscientiousness and intelligence work equally to affect this.
What is success in school?
500
A person's self-efficacy reveals this about them.
What is a person's belief about his/her ability to accomplish a task?