Betsy gets the results of her math midterm and sees that see got an A. She thinks that her good grade is a result of her hard work in studying. A final exam is coming up in her math course, so she studies very hard for it. This is an example of which approach to motivation?
a. drive reduction
b. self-efficacy
c. self-esteem
d. attribution
Question 2
Ashley believes that Prof. Lion, her professor, is always picking on her and criticizing her presentations much more harshly than those of her classmates. All this makes her pretty anxious and angry in his class. What course of action would be best for her to take?
a. Talk to her professor so that he would change his behavior, and be less critical of her performance. She should also remind him that he should treat all his students the same way.
b. Change her interpretation of the professor's behavior for example, he criticizes her more because he expects more of her
c. Try to survive this one semester by suppressing her anger as much as she can, and then move on with her life
d. Discuss her positive feelings with the professor, such as how much she likes his lectures and hopefully that will change his behavior.
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