PSY BEH 112D Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Higher-Order Thinking, Motivation, Cultural Capital
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Concerns the development of motives, capabilities, interests, and behaviors related to performance in evaluate situations. When you were little it was pooping in a potty. Getting a job success that you are hoping to do. Drive and motivation is the most important thing. Stereotype affects peoples choices and performance - stereotype threat. I"m just not good at math- you can set yourself up to not be good at it. They all got as on calc but have conditioned them to think one groups was a gender difference. Females did worse in condition 2 when told there was a sex difference. The boys did better- they were like i got this. Anxiety- parents play a big role- comes form parents who get furious when there child does bad, and there are people that. Didn"t want there peers that they work hard- they knew it was important for teachers.