Tom is a 10th grader who often complains about assignments, pretends he does not understand material, does not participate when working in groups, and always takes the easiest path to getting things done. Which of the following motivation concepts best describes this pattern of behavior ?

a. Work avoidance
b. Performance orientation
c. Master Orientation
d. Internal locus of control


a. Work avoidance

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Children can demonstrate learned helplessness when:

a. parents offer facilitative assistance b. teachers offer choices and guide children c. adults sit back and let the children do it d. adults help the children take care of themselves

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Discuss one reason that Maslow's suggestions may be frustrating from a teacher's point of view

What will be an ideal response?

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An espoused theory is

a. a set of hypotheses about how professionals conduct their work. b. a set of concepts and principles for engaging in professional work. c. a professional's beliefs about how she deals with problems of practice. d. a theory that is accepted as true by a consensus of professionals.

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The middle colonies

a. Were as religious as the New England colonies. b. Housed colonists of diverse religious backgrounds. c. Could not agree on the establishment of any one system of state-supported schools. d. All of the above.

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