If a student accepts every suggestion without checking whether it supports the goal, what risk may arise?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Direction may become scattered
Advice is useful only when it fits the student’s goal, time, resources, and situation. Accepting every suggestion without evaluation may lead to frequent changes in method, wasted effort, conflicting priorities, and loss of focus. A learner should compare advice with the intended outcome before adopting it. Thus, direction becoming scattered is the realistic risk, while the other benefits are not guaranteed.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Direction may become scattered
Why is this the correct answer?
Advice is useful only when it fits the student’s goal, time, resources, and situation. Accepting every suggestion without evaluation may lead to frequent changes in method, wasted effort, conflicting priorities, and loss of focus. A learner should compare advice with the intended outcome before adopting it. Thus, direction becoming scattered is the realistic risk, while the other benefits are not guaranteed.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Psychology question. Chapter: Thinking. Topic: Decision Making.
