Lesson 3.1.3.3.2

3.1.3.3.2 Role of praise and self-efficacy beliefs in learning Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes a person's belief in their ability to succeed at a specific task?

    • Self-actualisation
    • Self-concept
    • Self-efficacy
    • Self-esteem

  2. According to Bandura, what is the most influential source of self-efficacy?

    • Physiological states
    • Vicarious experiences
    • Verbal persuasion
    • Mastery experiences

  3. Praising a student's intelligence rather than their effort is known as what?

    • Effort praise
    • Task praise
    • Person praise
    • Process praise

  4. Gaining self-efficacy by watching a peer successfully perform a task is called what?

    • Physiological arousal
    • Vicarious experience
    • Verbal persuasion
    • Mastery experience

  5. Encouraging a student with positive words to boost their confidence uses which source of self-efficacy?

    • Emotional state
    • Verbal persuasion
    • Vicarious experience
    • Mastery experience

  6. Which source of self-efficacy relates to feeling calm or anxious during a task?

    • Verbal persuasion
    • Physiological state
    • Mastery experience
    • Vicarious experience

  7. Which level of self-efficacy leads to high persistence with a difficult task?

    • Low self-efficacy
    • High self-efficacy
    • Low self-esteem
    • High self-esteem

  8. Which type of praise is most effective for increasing a learner's self-efficacy?

    • Person praise
    • Trait praise
    • Outcome praise
    • Process praise

  9. Self-efficacy directly influences which aspect of a student's learning behaviour?

    • Innate intelligence
    • Memory capacity
    • Effort and persistence
    • Genetics

  10. What is the most effective way to rebuild a learner's low self-efficacy?

    • Achievable success experiences
    • Avoiding all challenges
    • Praising innate intelligence
    • Increasing exam difficulty

  11. What is verbal persuasion as a source of self-efficacy?

    • Observing others succeed
    • Encouragement from others
    • Experiencing past success
    • Feeling physiological arousal

  12. What type of praise can lower motivation by focusing on fixed ability?

    • Effort praise
    • Strategy praise
    • Process praise
    • Person praise

  13. Which behaviour is most characteristic of a learner with low self-efficacy?

    • Seeking challenging work
    • Persisting after failure
    • Avoiding difficult tasks
    • Expecting high performance

  14. What provides the strongest source for building a student's self-efficacy?

    • Vicarious experiences
    • Physiological state
    • Past mastery experiences
    • Verbal persuasion

  15. How does high test anxiety typically affect a student's self-efficacy?

    • Improves mastery experience
    • Has no impact
    • Increases self-efficacy
    • Lowers self-efficacy

  16. Which type of teacher feedback best supports a student's self-efficacy?

    • General unearned praise
    • Criticism without guidance
    • Grade-only feedback
    • Specific actionable feedback

  17. How are learners with high self-efficacy most likely to respond to challenges?

    • Avoid difficult tasks
    • Blame low intelligence
    • Persist with tasks
    • Give up immediately

  18. What is the primary cause of lowered self-efficacy in a school subject?

    • Achieving high grades
    • Repeated unassisted failure
    • Receiving process praise
    • Setting realistic goals

  19. Unlike self-esteem, self-efficacy refers to a person's belief about what?

    • Innate personality traits
    • General intelligence
    • Specific task performance
    • Overall self-worth

  20. Believing you can complete a specific maths task based on past success shows high what?

    • General self-esteem
    • Internal control
    • Task self-efficacy
    • Extrinsic motivation

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