Esmirelda found getting good grades easy. Esmirelda put off working on long-term assignments, and then did them in their entirety a few hours before they were due—and likely got an “A” on them. Esmirelda enjoyed many things much more than schoolwork, and she welcomed these things into her life. Her orientation could be described as
a. work-avoidance orientation.
b. common-sense orientation.
c. performance orientation.
d. mastery goal-oriented orientation.
Answer: a. work-avoidance orientation.
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