In lecture you learned about a case in which a father saw his daughter achieve a high level on a video game and told her, "You're great! You have perfect coordination! You're an expert player." The consequence was:
a. the girl felt undeserving of the praise and decided to quit playing video games
b. the girl felt more confident in her playing, played even more, and showed further improvement
c. the girl felt that her father cared more about video games than other things and lost interest in her other activities
d. their relationship improved since the girl understood that her father believed in her and supported her interests
Ans: a. the girl felt undeserving of the praise and decided to quit playing video games
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