In Three of the Following Situations, Ignoring a Student's Misbehavior

question 6

Multiple Choice

In three of the following situations, ignoring a student's misbehavior might be the best approach to take.Considering the textbook's discussion of this strategy, in which situation would ignoring not be advisable?

• A)Anita has whispered a juicy and apparently very amusing)piece of gossip to her friend, who in turn is passing it along to two others.
• B)Bill breaks a beaker and seems very remorseful that he has done so; he vows to be more careful in the future.
• C)Cathy is usually very attentive in class, but today when the teacher asks her a question, it's clear that she hasn't been listening.
• D)An entire class seems to be on a "sugar high" the day after Halloween.

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Definitions:

Group Test Day

A specific day designated for assessing the performance, knowledge, or skills of a group through tests or evaluations.

Prediscussion Polling

The practice of collecting individual opinions before a group discussion takes place.

Common Information Effect

this phenomenon occurs when group members tend to focus and give more weight to information that everyone in the group knows, often at the expense of unique but possibly more valuable information.

Intervention

A deliberate process or action taken to improve a situation or address a problem within a team or organizational context.