Research on the Transition from Elementary School into the Next

question 79

Multiple Choice

Research on the transition from elementary school into the next level of education has shown that

• A) pubertal changes may make the transition more difficult
• B) transition at grade six is much easier than transition at grade eight.
• C) the less degree of control that students feel following the transition the greater their academic motivation.
• D) supportive teachers in the new school are actually detrimental to academic motivation.

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Definitions:

Physiological Changes

Alterations in the body's normal biological functions, which can be responses to various factors including stress, environmental changes, or health conditions.

Happiness

A state of well-being and contentment characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

Stimulus

(STIM-yu-lus) Any event or object in the environment to which an organism responds; plural is stimuli.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli.