Which of the Following Students Is Demonstrating an External Achievement

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students is demonstrating an external achievement attribution?

• A)Hippolytos,who believes he got a good grade on the math test because he studied very hard
• B)Damaris,who believes that she got a good grade on the math test because she got lucky when answering most of the questions
• C)Zeno,who believes that he failed the math test because he was playing video games instead of studying
• D)Theodora,who believes that she failed the math test because she was trying to study while text messaging a friend about her upcoming date with Hippolytos

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Definitions:

Perceptual Research

The study of how people interpret and make sense of sensory information to understand the environment around them.

Illusions

Perceptions or interpretations that do not accurately reflect reality, often caused by deceptive or misleading visual cues.

Size Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the perceived size of an object remains constant despite changes in its distance from the observer.

Retinal Image

The projection of visual stimuli onto the retina, where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.