PSYC 4030 Study Guide - Virtual Reality, Pineal Gland, Carl Bereiter
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What might be the long- term consequences of adopting each orientation: performance goal orientation, goal: gain positive evaluation and avoid negative judgments about your competence, see intelligence (or specific ability) as fixed] When i do poorly, i don"t have it : consequences: Tend to select easier goals to show their competence. Les likely to persist when doing poorly. May lead to a pattern of avoidance: learning goal orientation, goal: to increase competence (mastery-oriented, see intelligence (or specific ability) as malleable, consequences: Tend to choose more challenging tasks that will extend their competence. Increased persistence-sees difficulty as a cue to increase effort, or to analyze and vary their strategies. Willing to risk looking silly/ignorant in order to acquire skills and knowledge. Psyc4030 cumulative study guide: what things can you do to get around the limitations of working memory, 3 major ways to overcome limitations of wm, chunking info into meaningful units.
