Which One of These Students Most Clearly Has a Performance-Approach

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which one of these students most clearly has a performance-approach goal?

• A)Frank finds a homework assignment too easy to waste his time with.
• B)Herb frequently asks questions in class in order to understand the information better.
• C)Selena decides to enter the school science fair in hopes of impressing her teacher and classmates.
• D)Rita was somewhat disappointed about her last test score in math.Realizing that people learn from their mistakes, she decides to study harder for the next test using different study strategies.

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Definitions:

Aphasia

A condition that impairs a person's ability to process language, affecting speech, writing, and the ability to understand language.

Hallucination

A sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, often seen in psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.

Tactile

Relating to or perceptible through the sense of touch.

Auditory

Relating to the sense of hearing or the system involved in the perception of sound.