Asked by Allison Johnson on Sep 25, 2024

Samantha has a performing (or mastery)goal orientation so she learns Mandarin mostly to impress her coworkers rather than serve customers better.

Mastery Goal Orientation

A focus on developing competence and understanding in tasks, rather than primarily aiming to outperform others.

Mandarin

A major group of Chinese dialects spoken across northern and southwestern China, also the official state language of China.

  • Differentiate between various goal types (performance versus mastery) and understand their influence on motivation levels.