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41. Although Marta will have to hold down a part-time job throughout this difficult semester in college, she believes that she can manage her time wisely and make good grades. Marta is exhibiting a high degree of  a. primary motivation. b. self-efficacy. c. self-actualization. d. cognitive empowerment. 42. Bandura and his colleagues found that adolescents’ ratings of which occupations they would be good at were most affected by their   a. actual achievement in various subjects, such as science or math. b. perceptions of their abilities. c. scores on aptitude tests conducted at school. d. vocational interest profiles conducted at school. 43. Numerous studies have found that adolescents’ future plans concerning whether they will attend college or not or which major they will choose were more dependent on __________ than prior performance.   a. vocational interest b. vocational aptitude c. self-efficacy. d. economic feasibility 44. ___________ students are more likely to drop out of school before they receive a high-school diploma than Asian students. a. African American b. Hispanic c. Native American d. All of these 45. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding drop-out rates and employment opportunities? a. The quality of life for a majority of minority teens has steadily declined over the past few years. b. The skills that are needed to secure a good job have increased over the past few years. c. Recently, it was found that Hispanic teens are less likely to drop out of high school than non-Hispanic white teens. d. Today, teens who do not graduate and attend college are experiencing longer periods of unemployment and relying more on part-time jobs. 46. Teens who do not graduate from high school and attend college are a. less likely to move out of their parents’ homes and buy homes of their own. b. less likely to have health insurance coverage. c. more likely to experience longer periods of unemployment and rely more on part-time jobs. d. characterized by all of these. 47. ________ tests are standardized tests that are tied to major consequences, such as retention in a grade, high school graduation, scholarship opportunities, or college admission. a. High-stakes b. Vocational aptitude c. Vocational interest d. Individualized intelligence 48. The most well-known of the high-stakes tests is the a. SAT. b. Army Alpha. c. Stanford-Binet. d. Holland Vocational Interest Test. 49. The _____ is designed to measure mathematical reasoning, critical reading, and verbal skills that are necessary for college success and is one of several achievement measures that many colleges consider for admission, eligibility for college honors programs, and scholarship awards. a. SAT b. Stanford-Binet c. CAT d. ASVAD 50. Scores on the SAT predict about ______ percent of the variability in first year college grades and _____ percent when combined with high school grade-point average. a. 10; 20 b. 18; 25 c. 33; 50 d. 50; 80