Question

Harriet is a fifth grader working on difficult math problems. When she solves one correctly, her teacher tells her that she's correct, and then adds, "You must be very smart to get that answer!" This comment is likely to encourage Harriet to ________
a. focus on performance goals.
b. focus on mastery goals.
c. keep working on problems, even if she gets the occasional wrong answer.
d. enjoy doing math for its own sake.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A

Explanation:

Performance goals are the goals or objectives which are short term in nature and set for some particular duties or the tasks in the person current involvement. These goals are mostly related to the whole company goals or the particular department.

So, in this case, Harriet who is working on solving the maths problem and when she correctly able to solve one solution correctly, her teacher appraise her. Therefore, the comment is likely to encourage the her to focus on the performance goals.