Firmin‚ M.‚ Hwang‚ C.‚ Copella‚ M.‚ & Clark‚ S. (2004). Learned Helplessness: The Effect of Failure on Test-Taking. Education‚ 124(4)‚ 688 – 693. Purpose Firmin‚ Hwang‚ Copella and Clark’s research study focuses on testing the strength of the student against his or her “learned helplessness.” This phenomenon includes the following: Contingency‚ which addresses the uncontrollability or stability of the situation‚ and Cognition refers to the various attributes that individuals display in
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uncomfortable since I always called myself “Ms. Who-Can’t-Even-Look-Down-A-Bridge”. Yes‚ I would even get mad at my own self for being afraid of heights. I’ve always been scared of change and was willing to stay in my comfort zone forever. I made a pact to myself that I will never ride roller coasters‚ ever. Before‚ I’ve always wondered how embarrassing it would be like if I ever went to an amusement park with my girl friends since they all had nothing to be afraid of while on the other hand‚ I did. Unfortunately
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and turns towards an assortment of people in the audience. August 28th‚ 1963 will mark the pages of history as one of the greatest speeches ever told. From the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.‚ Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech delivered a monumental demonstration for the freedom and equality of African Americans. This is a summary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. A great American signed into law the Emancipation Proclamation‚ which came to the African American slaves
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My experienced in the EDM 310 has been great. I can honestly say that it is one of the few classes that I have really enjoyed throughout the various courses I have taken. When I signed up for this class in the fall of last year I really didn’t know what to expect from this class I just knew that it was a class that I was required to take. There are a few reasons as to why I have enjoyed this class. I enjoyed this class because I did not have to buy a textbook or worry about a textbook in general
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Upon coming to Augustana I was very excited to join the Cheerleading squad. However‚ I was also very nervous because I was informed that there would be tryouts. The tryouts were held on the first weekend of college and it was a very exhausting day. But I was delighted to find out just two days later that I had made it! Over the past four weeks that I have been involved in the practices I have learned so much and met many new friends. The three main things that I have learned since starting cheer are
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The day I first learned to ride on a snowboard was a monumental moment for me. Days of falling on my ass turned to weeks‚ into months‚ until finally I did it! Feelings of adrenaline pumped through my 9 year old body as I carefully made my way down the mountain. Snow and wind nipp the top of my exposed pale nose as I pick up confidence and speed. I let out a howl of joy as I conquer the cruel mounds of snow and ice. Making a quick turn on my board sends me flying to the ground in a knot of tangled
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“Martin Seligman (1975‚ 1976) believed that learned helplessness is the laboratory analogue of reactive depression in humans. Learned helplessness can be defined as a psychological state involving a disturbance of motivation‚ cognitive processes‚ and emotionality as a result of previously experienced uncontrollability on the part of the organism”. (Petri and Govern‚ 2012‚ p.169) In today’s society‚ everyone in their lives go through a state of learned helplessness where they are completely not in
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Narrate an important/ unusual incident of your life‚ when you had to face a very demanding/ challenging situation. How did you overcome the situation? What lessons did you learn from this incident? In October 1989‚ I was entrusted with a long range foot patrol with a team of twenty fully geared soldiers to the extreme border positions in Northern Kashmir. With 20 kilos of backpack involving survival rations‚ weapons‚ polar gear all to be deftly balanced on the treacherous Himalayan Mountains –
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Medgar Evers Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist whose life was cut short due to the racism and discriminations towards blacks in his time. Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2‚ 1925‚ near Decatur‚ Mississippi. He grew up on a small farm that his father owned along with 5 other siblings. Evers strived to get his diploma by walking 12 miles to and from school every day‚ until 1943‚ when Evers was inducted into the army along with his brother Charles Evers. He fought during WWII he was honorably
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I have learned much this semester‚ about writing in general‚ some things I have learned about are‚ the many different types of writing essay‚ there are such as‚ what a literacy narrative is‚ what academic writing is‚ how to write a definition essay‚ how to write a rhetorical analysis essay‚ as well as I have learned what‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are. In addition‚ I have learned what are the issues I have with writing‚ I’ve always known I had issues of writing but I didn’t learn until last semester
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