John Has Just Failed a Test-In a Sense, His Test

question 33

Multiple Choice

John has just failed a test-in a sense, his test performance has been punished.From the perspective of attribution theory, is John likely to work harder to pass his next test?

• A)He definitely will not.
• B)He definitely will.
• C)Yes, provided that his low test score is accompanied by information about strengths and weaknesses about his performance.
• D)Yes, provided that he believes his test performance is the result of something he did not do but could do next time.