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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Erik Erikson

A developmental psychologist known for his theory of psychosocial development, which outlines eight stages of psychological growth from infancy to adulthood.