To improve feelings about a poor test result, a student should a. beg the teacher for a second chance at the test b. ask for an opportunity to earn extra credit c. ask their parents for assistance in persuading the teacher to change a grade d. all of these

I think the correct choice is: B. Ask for an opportunity to earn credit.

This means the student is going to take full responsibility for his bad result. By doing this, he asumes he was not well prepared for the test but he is willing to make an efford and make that change, showing the teacher and himself that he is able to improve. By begging the teacher for a second chance he is not taking responsibility for his actions and therefore, it won't help him feel better. In addition, there is still a chance he does it wrong again. By asking his parents for assistance, the same thing happens, maybe the teacher accepts to change it but the grade won't represent the students efford. Option B is the only one that changes things in a way the student will feel he is the one responsible for that, it's a mature decision. When people do things in a correct form they feel certain level of satisfaction, otherwise the end up feeling mediocre.

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