A Learner's Expectancy About Success in the Classroom Is Influenced

question 13

Multiple Choice

A learner's expectancy about success in the classroom is influenced by three of the following factors. Which one will probably be least influential?

• A) How successful the learner has been in the past
• B) How helpful the learner thinks the teacher's instruction will be
• C) Whether the learner has set short-term or long-term goals
• D) How much effort the learner thinks will be necessary to succeed

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and increased susceptibility to suggestion.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the force or drive behind human behavior and mental processes.

Sexual Attraction

A form of attraction towards another person characterized by a desire for a sexual relationship or encounter.

Instinctive

Relating to or prompted by instinct; done automatically without conscious thought.