Mr. Leeland, the school's principal, is sitting down with the school's new third-grade teacher. The two are discussing the best
way to motivate students in today's classrooms. Mr. Leeland stresses getting students inherently interested in the content matter and giving them the confidence to succeed. What motivational perspective does Mr. Leeland subscribe to?
In the cognitive perspective the processes which take place in the mind such as memory, perception, thinking, and problem solving and how they influence behavior is studied.
Here, Mr. Leeland stresses on giving importance to the students that are inherently interested in the content matter. This means he is depending on their cognition and would influence their behavior by giving them the confidence of to succeed.
Hence, Mr Leeland subscribes to the cognitive perspective.
