Imagine Two Students Who Both Get a D on an Important

question 105

Multiple Choice

Imagine two students who both get a D on an important exam in a psychology class.One of them decides to study much harder,and on the next test she gets a significantly better grade.The other student concludes that he just isn't smart enough to do well in this class and,not surprisingly,he gets another D on the next exam.Even though both students were exposed to the same occurrence (both got a D on the first exam) ,their subsequent behaviours were very different as a result of their different thoughts and expectations.This example best illustrates the approach of which of the following?

• A) behaviourism
• B) cognitive behaviourism
• C) evolutionary psychology
• D) Gestalt psychology

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