Charlie and Charlotte Are Learning to Ski

question 182

Multiple Choice

Charlie and Charlotte are learning to ski. Every time she falls, Charlotte says, "This is the most humiliating experience I've ever had! Everyone is watching me behave like a clumsy dolt!" When Charlie falls he says, "Well, that sure isn't the way to turn on these things, I'd better try another way." Why is Charlotte more likely than Charlie to give up?

• A) She has set an unrealistic goal.
• B) She is focusing on mastery goals.
• C) She has little need for achievement.
• D) She is focusing on performance goals.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Anticline

A geological fold that is asymmetrical, having two limbs of different lengths or slopes.

Plunging Anticline

A geological feature where a folded rock formation dips into the Earth at one end, creating a structure that resembles a nosedive.

Horizontal Syncline

A geological fold characterized by younger layers of rock closer to the center of the structure, with the layers dipping towards the center from both sides horizontally.

Thrust Fault

A type of reverse fault characterized by a shallowly dipping fault plane where rock layers are pushed upwards.