The four children below are all learning how to play the piano. Which one of them best illustrates the role of taskvalue in motivation?
a. Angie takes piano lessons only because her parents insist that she does.
b. Beth is afraid of how embarrassed she'll be if she makes a mistake.
c. Cara thinks her teacher has asked her to play too difficult a piece.
d. Dena thinks she can impress her friends by playing well.
Question 2
Which one of the following students seems to be motivated by a need for competence?
a. Monica doesn't read the comments her teacher has written on her research paper because she suspects that they're not very flattering.
b. Isabelle goes to see the horror movie Scream with her friends; later that night, she has considerable trouble falling asleep.
c. Jacob spends long hours staring at the sky each night, looking for various constellations and thinking about ancient legends associated with each one.
d. Luke reads People magazine from cover to cover as soon as it arrives in the mail each week; he especially enjoys reading stories about movie stars.
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