Shawn Has to Run the 50-Yard Dash in Physical Education

question 77

Multiple Choice

Shawn has to run the 50-yard dash in physical education. He thinks he has little chance of winning the race but worries about what his friends will think when he loses. Considering research about learners who have an entity view of ability, select the course of action Shawn is most likely to follow.

• A) Try to stay right behind the fastest runner.
• B) Intentionally run slowly.
• C) Run as hard as he can but make excuses about why he lost.
• D) Run as hard as he can and convince himself that he won the race even though he didn't.

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and involved in the encoding of memory, language understanding, and emotion.

Frontal Lobe

The frontal lobe is the part of the brain responsible for decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex located at the upper back area in the skull, involved in processing sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Primary Somatic Sensory

This refers to the primary sensory cortex that receives and processes sensory information from the somatic (body) regions.