Which of the following is not a good strategy for increasing motivation?

a. set learning goals
b. use positive self-talk
c. minimize the effort that you expend on each task
d. use active study strategies


C

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Adults can help children deal with teasing and bullying by doing all of the following except:

a. promote competitive games. b. talk about teasing and bullying. c. involve families in the process. d. intervene early and regularly.

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Considering the textbook's definitions of threat and challenge, identify the situation below that is most likely to pose a threat rather than a challenge

A) You think you can probably make the basketball team, but only if you practice every day at home. B) You're asked to climb up a 20-foot rope hanging from the ceiling. You've climbed 10 feet before, but you've never climbed 20 feet. C) You've invited a professor to dinner and are trying a recipe you've never tried before. D) You are required to take a college course in nuclear physics, even though you failed basic physics in high school.

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Which of the following is not a section on the transition page of the IEP?

A. Employment and Postsecondary B. Independent Living C. Community Participation D. All of the above are part of the transition page

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Dr. Seligman's research on explanatory style in athletes revealed that after all participant swimmers were purposely given results worse than they had actually achieved, the swimmers who were optimists performed ________ than their original, actual results.

A. the same as B. the same as or better C. worse D. better

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