Under some conditions, negative feedback can increase students' intrinsic motivation to perform school tasks. The four teacher statements below all present negative feedback. Choose the statement below that is most likely to promote intrinsic motivation
a. "I know you have the ability to write a better essay than this, Janet. Let me give you some suggestions about what you might do differently next time."
b. "Yours is the lowest quiz score in the entire class, Bill. I want you to see if you can do better than at least half of your classmates next time."
c. "The German Club should be embarrassed about the mess it left in the cafeteria after school yesterday. Do you want the rest of the school to think that German Club members are slobs?"
d. "I'm not pleased with the projects that you students turned in yesterday. You should be ashamed of yourselves for not taking the assignment more seriously."
a
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You stick to an occupational choice without experiencing any tension or stress even though you receive warnings that the decision could be ill-fated and disastrous. This style of coping with decisions is:
a) unconflicted adherence. c) defensive avoidance. e) vigilance. b) unconflicted change. d) hypervigilance
A psychologist who has written about the “hurried child” and “miseducation” of young children is
a. Marian Wright Edelman. b. Urie Bronfenbenner. c. Lev Vygotsky. d. David Elkind.
Which of the following students appears to demonstrate performance avoidance goals?
a. Deon skimmed the chapter quickly and decided on a few comments he could make during group discussions tomorrow. He doesn't want to look stupid when his group meets and starts to discuss the new material. b. Lanea works the problems as quickly as she can. She wants to be the first student to complete the assignment in math. c. Deloris struggled with one of the science questions. She read and re-read the section of the chapter dealing with the concept. She's a perfectionist and doesn't want to make a mistake on her homework. d. Ron is taking French and got into a study group with two of his friends. They both do well in every subject, and he thinks they're cool. He likes to hang out and have fun stumbling over French pronunciations.
___________________________refer to how environmental variables affect the target behavior
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