Which One of the Following Descriptions of a Student Best

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following descriptions of a student best illustrates a trait perspective of motivation?

• A)"Did you see that big grin on Mario's face when the principal announced that he was the winner of the essay contest?"
• B)"Pamela is always putting herself in dangerous situations.Maybe she likes the adrenaline rush that comes with living on the edge."
• C)"Chloe seems bored with what's going on in class most of the time.I've tried everything I can think of to motivate her, but so far nothing's worked."
• D)"Levi is really struggling with his reading, and his spelling is atrocious.I wonder if he has an undiagnosed learning disability."

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Definitions:

Sensory Experiences

Interactions with the environment through the senses, including sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, which can influence emotional and cognitive development.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that shows how much variation or dispersion exists from the average (mean) value.

Frequency Polygon

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data. It is usually a line that connects points representing the frequencies of various categories or intervals of data.

Class Intervals

Ranges of values into which data points are grouped for frequency distribution analysis.