If a student treats a mistake only as failure and not as a signal, what opportunity is lost?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Opportunity to identify direction for improvement
A mistake can provide diagnostic information about an unclear concept, ineffective method, careless step, or insufficient practice. Treating it as a signal encourages the learner to analyse what happened and choose a targeted correction. If it is viewed only as failure, that useful information is lost. The other options describe avoidance and do not support learning.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Opportunity to identify direction for improvement
Why is this the correct answer?
A mistake can provide diagnostic information about an unclear concept, ineffective method, careless step, or insufficient practice. Treating it as a signal encourages the learner to analyse what happened and choose a targeted correction. If it is viewed only as failure, that useful information is lost. The other options describe avoidance and do not support learning.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Psychology question. Chapter: Thinking. Topic: Problem Solving.
