Marika is a high school junior who is contemplating taking an optional course in physics. The expectancy-value theory says that she will sign up for physics only if she ______.

A. believes the course has little utility value, but has high interest-enjoyment value
B. has high interest-enjoyment value for this subject, even if she is unsure of her expectations of success
C. has positive expectations for success and positive values related to the course
D. was encouraged by her parents to take the course and sees that her friend is also taking this course


C. has positive expectations for success and positive values related to the course

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Which of the following explains why evolution can occur in a fairly short period of time?

A) bacteria B) mutations C) anarchy D) theology

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Believing that the plague represented punishment for sin brought down by God, many people

a. joined confraternities. b. dedicated themselves to monasteries. c. went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. d. rejected the ways of city life and withdrew to hermetic isolation. e. insisted that only blood sacrifice could appease God.

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Henry VII (Tudor)

What will be an ideal response?

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