Social-Cognitive and Personality Trait Theories Practice Test

Agreeableness: kindness and cooperation, which directly causes persistence on hard questions to please the teacher.

External locus of control: believing outcomes depend on luck, which increases persistence because effort is irrelevant.

Trait absolutism: a fixed “persistent” trait guarantees perseverance, regardless of feedback, fatigue, or situational barriers.

High self-efficacy: belief in one’s capability to learn and perform behaviors needed, supporting persistence despite difficulty.