Using the MOST suitable motivation theory, explain why Alex performed poorly in his first semester? b. Propose a solution for Alex to improve his performance in the second semester.
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Alex is a first-year college student majoring in psychology. For his first semester, he decided to take it light and register only for the major subjects. He declined to take additional extra-curricular activities and focused only on his studies. He had been offered to join the university’s football team due to his athletic ability. He declined the offer as he feared it may affect his studies despite his interest in sports. In comparison to his course mates, he had been the most relaxed and least anxious. His behaviour could be due to his beliefs that he had the most time to study compared to others. However, he had noticed that that he was not motivated to work hard, as he hardly had revised his lessons and rarely had visited the library. Initially, Alex expected that he would attain good results. Yet, to his surprise, he did not perform well. He assumed that it was because he had taken things too lightly. |
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Using the MOST suitable motivation theory, explain why Alex performed poorly in his first semester? |
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Propose a solution for Alex to improve his performance in the second semester. |
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