Author Question: Tiana has a deep interest in biology and seeks information about specific topics in biology outside ... (Read 119 times)

Tazate · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Tiana has a deep interest in biology and seeks information about specific topics in biology outside of class, whereas her motivation in French class is primarily to get good grades. Psychologists would identify her goals in biology as _______________ and her goals in French as ________________.

a. work-avoidant; performance avoidant
b. mastery oriented; performance oriented
c. extrinsically motivated; work-avoidant
d. performance oriented; a mixture of mastery and performance orientations

Question 2

Under which circumstance do teens and, to some extent, college students show a greater tendency to engage in risky behavior as compared with average adults?

a. when they have not had adequate rest
b. when they are alone
c. when they are abusing a substance
d. when peers are present