Which One of the Following Examples Best Illustrates the Concept

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of situated motivation?

• A)Nathan gets extremely upset when he earns anything less than a perfect score on a test paper,probably because his parents have always expected him to be perfect at everything he does.
• B)Polly is afraid of deep water because once,when she was a little girl,she almost drowned.
• C)Last year Ophelia was bored to tears in history class,but this year she loves history because her teacher conducts many activities that make the subject come alive.
• D)Quinton would really like to play on his high school basketball team,but because he's quite short,he has settled for what he considers to be second-best: being on the wrestling team.

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Definitions:

Interest Rates

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investments, usually expressed as a percentage of the principal amount per annum.

Callable Bond

A type of bond that gives the issuer the right to repay the bond before its maturity date, typically at a predefined call price.

Yield to Call

The interest rate that an investor would receive if they held a callable bond until the call date.

Quoted Coupon Rate

This is the annual interest rate paid by a bond, expressed as a percentage of the bond’s face value and fixed for the bond's lifespan.