Author Question: John has just failed a testin a sense, his test performance has been punished. From the perspective ... (Read 59 times)

Lobcity · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

John has just failed a testin a sense, his test performance has been punished. From the perspective of attributions, is John likely to work harder to pass his next test?

a. Definitely not
b. Absolutely yes
c. Yes, provided that he believes his test performance is the result of something he didn't do but could do next time
d. Yes, provided that his low test score is accompanied by information about strengths and weaknesses about his performance.

Question 2

Roxanne and her teammates consistently lose basketball games by a very close margin. Roxanne believes that their losses are always due to bad calls by the referees. With this information and the typical nature of students' attributions in mind, identify the statement below that is most likely to be an accurate description of Roxanne?

a. She feels guilty about not practicing harder.
b. She feels resentment toward the referees.
c. She has decreasing self-confidence about her ability to play basketball.
d. She intends to ask her coach for suggestions about how to improve her game.