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Performance approach
________: demonstrating high competence to self and others.
Self handicapping
________: failing on purpose to avoid feeling bad.
Attributions
________: how people explain the causes of their stress and failure.
Controllability
________: effort is ________, personality isnt.
Motivation
________: a psychological construct designed to explain why people vary in the amount of time, energy, and talent they invest in the tasks they confront.
attribute factors
External: ________ to something outside yourself.
high ability
Expend effort when it indicates ________.
motivation
a psychological construct designed to explain why people vary in the amount of time, energy, and talent they invest in the tasks they confront
attributions
how people explain the causes of their stress and failure
internal locus of control
attribute factors to qualities about you
external locus of control
attribute factors to something outside yourself
stability
how will these factors change over time
controllability
effort is controllable, personality isnt
achievement goals
focus on competence
performance-approach
demonstrating high competence to self and others
performance-avoidance
avoiding demonstrating incompetence to self or others
self-handicapping
failing on purpose to avoid feeling bad
learning goals
improving or increasing competence
grit
effort and persistence
What are the most common attributions?
Effort and ability
Is personality stable or unstable?
stable
Is luck stable or unstable?
unstable
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