Question

A teacher notices that one of her usually calm and respectful students behaves aggressively during a group activity. She considers whether this behaviour might be due to peer pressure and classroom dynamics rather than the student’s personality. Which approach is the teacher following?

Options

• Functionalism

• Altruism

• Structuralism

• Situationism

Answer 1

Situationism

Explanation:

Situationism holds that environmental conditions and external occurrences, such as peer pressure or group dynamics, have more influence on behaviour than internal personality traits. The teacher is using this strategy because she is focusing on the classroom environment rather than the student’s nature.