Which one of the following examples best describes differences between students with a mastery orientation and students with learned helplessness?
a. Students with a mastery orientation expect that they will have to work extremely hard to master new tasks. Students with learned helplessness usually overestimate their abilities.
b. Students with a mastery orientation set easily attainable goals and become frustrated when they don't attain those goals effortlessly. Students with learned helplessness set goals that are almost impossible to attain.
c. Students with a mastery orientation set high goals and seek challenges. Students with learned helplessness underestimate their abilities and set low goals.
d. Students with a mastery orientation attribute their successes to external, uncontrollable factors. Students with an attitude of learned helplessness attribute failures to internal, controllable factors.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements implies that the student's ability is stable and uncontrollable?
a. Today is not your lucky day is it?
b. I should have known you were smart, your older brother is smart too.
c. You didn't understand the concepts today, but if you study tonight, I think you'll be able to understand the concepts we cover in class tomorrow.
d. Why don't you talk to LaTanya about the good strategies she is using, they might help you too.
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