Your Students Have Been Given a Challenging Task-One at Which

question 28

Multiple Choice

Your students have been given a challenging task-one at which they can succeed only if they work hard.Considering what we know about the effects of anxiety on performance, which one of the following students is most likely to complete the task successfully?

• A)Kent is feeling quite "mellow" today; his attitude is whatever happens, happens.
• B)Margie is feeling really "up tight" about how she does on a task because her performance is going to affect whether she passes or fails the class.
• C)Suzette does not care; in fact, she is half asleep.
• D)Damion wants to do well on the task and is a little anxious about it, but not to the point where his hands are sweaty or his stomach is in a knot.

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