It Has Been Argued That Social and Emotional Competence Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

It has been argued that social and emotional competence is important for student learning because emotion drives:

• A) the motivation to persevere with tasks.
• B) attention which drives learning and memory.
• C) the commitment that is needed for concentration.
• D) a positive attitude to learning.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person consumes more of a product, there is a decline in the additional satisfaction or utility that person derives from consuming one more unit of the product.

Equality-Efficiency Trade-Off

This concept deals with the balance or compromise between achieving a more equitable distribution of resources and maximizing economic efficiency.

Income Equality

A situation in which earnings are distributed evenly across members of a society, reducing income disparities.

Growing Income Inequality

The increasing gap in the distribution of income and wealth among individuals or households within a community or country.