Which One of the Following Examples Best Illustrates the Concept

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of situated motivation?

• A)Nathan gets extremely upset when he gets anything less than a perfect score on a test paper, probably because his parents have always expected him to be perfect at everything he does.
• B)Last year Ophelia was bored to tears in history class, but this year she loves history because her teacher seems to make the subject come alive.
• C)Polly is afraid of water because once, when she was a little girl, she almost drowned.
• D)Quinton would really like to play on his high school basketball team but, because he is quite short, he has settled for what he considers to be second-best, being on the wrestling team.

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Definitions:

Precocious Puberty

A condition characterized by the early onset of puberty, where secondary sexual characteristics begin to develop at an unusually early age.

Galactorrhea

The spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple, not associated with childbirth or nursing; can be a sign of hormonal imbalance.

Prolactinoma

A benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces an excess amount of prolactin, leading to infertility, sexual dysfunction, and other symptoms.