What Is the Most Significant Predictor of Whether a Student

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is the most significant predictor of whether a student will attend a post- secondary institution?

• A) Test scores
• B) Personality type
• C) Motivation
• D) Grades
• E) Family background

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Definitions:

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory that posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be triggered by the first stimulus alone, due to the repeated pairing of both stimuli.

Classical Conditioned

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a response-producing stimulus, leading to the neutral stimulus eliciting the response on its own.

Phobias

Irrational and excessive fears of specific objects, situations, or activities that result in a compelling desire to avoid the feared subject.