Below Are Four Instances of Negative Feedback

question 25

Multiple Choice

Below are four instances of negative feedback. Other things being equal,which statement is most likely to promote high self-efficacy?

• A)"Yours is the lowest quiz score in the entire class,Bill. I want you to see if you can do better than at least half of your classmates next time."
• B)"The German Club should be embarrassed about the mess it left in the cafeteria after school yesterday. Do you want the rest of the school to think that German Club members are slobs?"
• C)"I know you have the ability to write a better essay than this,Janet. Let me give you some suggestions about what you might do differently next time."
• D)"I'm not pleased with the projects that you students turned in yesterday. You should be ashamed of yourselves for not taking the assignment more seriously."

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Definitions:

Psychological Concepts

Fundamental ideas or theories that form the basis of the study of psychology, encompassing human behavior, emotion, cognition, and development.

Mental Classification

The cognitive process of organizing objects, ideas, or information into categories or groups based on shared characteristics or relations.

High-Average

Pertaining to performance or ability that is above the median but not reaching the highest levels.

Superior

Higher in rank, quality, or importance; often used in context to describe something that demonstrates excellence or supremacy.