Three of the Following Strategies Should Engage Students' Interest in Class

question 2

Multiple Choice

Three of the following strategies should engage students' interest in class material and foster their intrinsic motivation to learn it. Which one is least likely to do so?

• A)Have each student read a different character's lines when the class is reading the play Our Town.
• B)Ask students to imagine what it must have been like to live in medieval England.
• C)Show students a scientific phenomenon that isn't what they'd expect to happen given their existing beliefs about the world.
• D)Tell students that occasional failures are probably due to circumstances beyond their control.

Understand the principles of humanistic psychology and how it differs from psychoanalytic and behaviorist perspectives.

Apply Eysenck's trait theory to understand the personality of different individuals.

Explain ego defense mechanisms and their influence on behavior.

Understand the criticisms of the humanistic perspective on personality.

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Definitions:

Bandura

Albert Bandura, a psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Outcome Expectancies

Beliefs about the outcomes that will result from engaging in a particular behavior.

Health Habits

Regular practices or behaviors engaged in by individuals that can influence their overall health and well-being.

Predicting Behaviors

The process of forecasting an individual's future actions based on past and present data.