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Key Terms

Achievement motive—Stable personality

characteristic that reflects the tendency to

strive for success.

Attribution—Cause assigned to a

behavior.

Collective interdependence—Connection

to others derived from group membership.

Entity theory(of competence)—Belief

that competence is due to fixed ability and

cannot be changed.

Expectancy/value model of achievement—

Theory that achievement-related choices are

a function of our expectancy for success and

our value of the area.

External attribution—Cause assigned

to a behavior that originates in the

environment.

Fear of success—Association of negative

consequences with achievement.

Independent self-construal—Sense of self

based on independence, individuation, and

separation from others.

Interdependent self-construal—Sense of

self based on connection to others.

Internal attribution—Cause assigned to a

behavior that originates within the person.

Relational interdependence—Emphasis on

close relationships.

Self-serving bias—The tendency to assign

internal attributions for success and external

attributions for failure.

Stable attribution—Cause for a behavior

that does not change over time.

Stereotype threat—Theory that activating

the female stereotype hinders women’s

performance.

Unstable attribution—Cause for a behavior

that may change with time, day, or place.

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