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Question 2

In a food technology lesson, a pupil completes a difficult recipe. The teacher praises the pupil with two comments:

Comment 1: "Well done for trying different methods when your first attempt did not work."

Comment 2: "You are naturally talented at cooking."

a.

Identify the type of praise given in Comment 1.

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b.

State the mindset that Comment 1 is likely to encourage.

[1]
c.

Identify the type of praise given in Comment 2.

[1]
d.

Give one likely response to a difficult task that may result from Comment 2.

[1]
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2.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /2.2 Theories/Explanations

104 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 2.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 2.2.1 Piaget's four invariant stages, 2.2.2 Assimilation and accommodation, 2.2.3 Object permanence, animism, egocentrism, 2.2.4 Decentration, reversibility, conservation; criticisms, 2.2.5 Cognitive Development research study: Piaget (1952), 2.2.6 Dweck's fixed and growth mindsets, 2.2.7 Willingham's learning styles and meaning; criticisms, and 2.2.8 Learning research study: Blackwell et al. (2007). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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