When teachers are supportive of students, they generally find that the students are
a. prone to become suspicious of the teacher's motives.
b. likely to be motivated in school.
c. prone to becoming over-reliant on the teacher as a source of praise.
d. likely to have a difficult time figuring out appropriate behavioral boundaries.
b
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A child using the word pee pee a. is bound to get into trouble
b. is teasing. c. may be using the only word he knows for the function. d. is using a forbidden word.
With respect to motivation, "the benefits, rewards, or advantages that individuals believe may result from participating in an activity" best describes which of the following?
a. Beliefs about intelligence b. Beliefs about capability c. Beliefs about value d. Beliefs about causes of performance
One explanation for why girls prefer to play with other girls and boys prefer to play with other boys is that ______.
a. boys and girls have different play styles and different styles of communication b. girls prefer to play in larger groups, while boys prefer playing in smaller groups or in pairs c. there is more competition and conflict among groups of girls than among groups of boys d. girls prefer organized activities, but boys prefer unstructured activities
Theorists of the behavioral approach argue that
a. only simple reinforcement contingencies are required to explain all of language acquisition b. hypothetical, internal structures such as grammars are unnecessary and only complicate the important issues in language learning c. language learning is assisted through the process of convergent validity d. the Markov models used by the interactionists are inadequate descriptions of language behavior