Explain Each of the Following Situations Using What You Have

question 21

Essay

Explain each of the following situations using what you have learned about attributions.
a. After a history of school failures, Marcus eventually stops trying to do well.
b. A fifth-grade teacher gives her class a difficult mathematics test, and many of her students fail it. She tells her class that she will give them a different test over the same material tomorrow. Many of the boys in the class say they will go home and study again. Some of the girls say that they already studied once, and it didn't do much good, so why bother?
c. Samantha's mother helps her study for an addition test on Tuesday and a subtraction test on Thursday. Samantha passes the Tuesday test and is quite proud of herself. She fails the Thursday test and blames her mother for not helping her enough.

---

Definitions:

Hospice Care

Specialized care designed to provide support and comfort to patients in the final phase of a terminal illness, focusing on quality of life rather than cure.

Bone Cancer

A malignancy that originates in the cells of the bones, which can destroy normal bone tissue and spread to other parts of the body.

Surgical Resection

The surgical removal of part or all of an organ, tissue, or tumor, often performed to treat conditions like cancer.

Acute Pain

A type of pain that is intense and lasts for a short period of time, often signaling harm or potential injury to the body.