Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : A Self-management Approach

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UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION 87

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5. Help Students Deal With Different Attributions for Their Behavior

Suppose you took a part-time job as a peer counselor and were asked

to meet with students who had academic problems. How would you

respond to students who attribute poor test performance to the state-

ments in the lefthand column? In the righthand column, write a

response to each of the students.