The Purpose of a Formative Evaluation Is to Provide Information

question 1

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a formative evaluation is to provide information to program sponsors

• A) making decisions about maintaining or terminating the program.
• B) to minimize the effects of arbitrary federal requirements for program evaluations.
• C) making program improvements.
• D) for public relations needs.

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Definitions:

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions such as heartbeat, digestion, and respiration.

Automatic Emotional Responses

Immediate, subconscious reactions to stimuli that involve emotions, such as feeling scared when hearing a loud noise.

Thalamus

A part of the brain that acts as a relay station for sensory information, excluding smell, directing it to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing.

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotions are composed of two factors: physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation.