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Jkov05

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John has just failed a test. From the perspective of attribution theory, is John likely to work harder to pass his next test?
 
  a. Definitely not; he will feel as if he is not capable of doing better and so won't try.
  b. Absolutely yes; failing one test causes a negative emotional reaction that will motivate him to study.
  c. Yes, provided that his low test score is accompanied by information about strengths and weaknesses about his performance.
  d. Yes, provided that he believes his test performance is the result of something he didn't do but could do next time.

Question 2

Francine failed her English literature exam. Given what attribution theory tells us about how students typically interpret failures, how is Francine least likely to explain her failure?
 
  a. She had bad luck.
  b. She didn't study enough.
  c. The teacher writes bad exams.
  d. The room was too noisy during the exam.


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duy1981999

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

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Jkov05

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM

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