Teachers Can Help Students Shift Their Locus of Control, or Attribution

question 52

Multiple Choice

Teachers can help students shift their locus of control, or attribution for negative and positive outcomes, from external to internal by using techniques that encourage all of the following, EXCEPT:

• A)reliance.
• B)independence.
• C)decision-making.
• D)responsibility.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment, enabling an individual to navigate through space.

Stroop Effect

A demonstration of cognitive interference where the brain's reaction time slows down when the color of a word doesn't match the name of the color.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut based on easily recalled examples when judging a specific area, notion, practice, or decision-making process.