PSYC 2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Standardized Test, Grade Inflation, Cultural Capital

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2240
• Professor: Daniel Beliciu

Document Summary

The development of motives, capabilities, interests and behaviours that have to do with performance in evaluate situations. Includes: performance in educational settings, hopes and plans for the future scholastic and occupational careers. Adolescence merits special attention because: time of prep for adult work roles, begin to appreciate individual differences in school performance as they relate to future success, educational decisions are numerous and consequences of decisions are serious. The normative changes of puberty have important effects on achievement, including a temporary drop in the motivation to achieve. The development of sophisticated ways of thinking (hypothetical and logical thinking) also affords individuals better ways of thinking about of achievement-related issues and enables them to study subjects that require more sophisticated cognitive abilities. Achievement motivation: extent to which an individual strives for success. Kids in a room, offering either a small reward immediately or waiting for a bigger reward.