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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 29

Topic: Motivation

Q29

Avoiding the appearance of low ability in front of peers and teachers is an example of

  1. (1) mastery goals
  2. (2) performance approach goals
  3. (3) task-involved goals
  4. (4) performance avoidance goalsCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) performance avoidance goals

  1. Goal theory separates mastery goals (to learn and improve) from performance goals (to look good compared with others).
  2. Performance goals have two forms: approach, trying to appear more able than others, and avoidance, trying not to appear less able.
  3. Avoiding looking low in ability before peers and teachers is therefore a performance-avoidance goal.

Trap: (2) is about showing off ability, not hiding a lack of it.