Your Instructor Criticizes an Assignment That You Worked Hard to Complete

question 14

Multiple Choice

Your instructor criticizes an assignment that you worked hard to complete and that you believed you did well. Which is the most appropriate response?

• A) Tell her how hard you worked and that you believe her criticism to be unfair.
• B) Explain that the instructions for the assignment were unclear.
• C) Ask for specific examples of what was wrong with your work
• D) Tell her that her job as a teacher is to encourage rather than discourage you.

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Definitions:

Chameleon Effect

The unconscious mimicry of the behaviors, actions, or physical postures of one's social partners, often enhancing social bonding.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform tasks better or more efficiently when in the presence of others.

Social Loafing

Social loafing is a phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work individually.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A bias towards attributing others' actions more to their personal qualities than to the context they are in.