What's the Motive 1
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You are in line to buy ice cream with your friend and they ask you "How much money do you have?" What's their motive?
A: They are going to offer to pay for your ice cream B: They need to know if you have enough money to pay for them because they know they do not have enough C: They want just making conversation
100
The whole class walks into Miss Greene's room and the first thing she says is "I have a terrible headache today" What is her motive?
A: She wants you to be extra careful to be quiet and follow directions the first time B: She wants you to feel bad for her C: She likes to complain
100
You are in social skills and we are talking about Alfred's Grandma. The group, including Alfred, is laughing about something silly that his Grandma did. Eventually Alfred stops making eye contact and looks towards the floor. What is his motive?
A: He was only laughing to be nice but he is actually mad that everyone was laughing about his Grandma B: Alfred thought it was funny for a minute, but now it is time to move on to a new subject C: Alfred is having a mood swing and is now feeling sad
100
You are with your friends at recess time talking and laughing. Your friend is talking and talking and talking. You realize no one else has had a turn to talk. What kind of behavior is your friend doing?
Just Me behavior
100
You are talking about your Mom's foot surgery and one of the other kids are your table changes the subject. What is their motive?
A: They don't care about your Mom's foot surgery B: They did not hear that you were talking C: They are tired of talking about the foot surgery. You should stop talking about that now
200
A person you do not know calls and says they are from your parents bank and they need to know your social security number. What is their motive?
A: They are trying to help you set up your own bank account B: They are trying to get your number to do something illegal C: They are doing a survey for the bank
200
You get home from school and your Mom says "I have so much to do tonight, I don't know how I will get it all done" What is her motive?
A: She is talking to herself and does not realize you heard her B: She wants you to offer to help C: She wants you to tell her that it's okay if she does not get everything done
200
YOu are in social skills and Miss Greene asks Jacob about a behavior he did the week before. Jacob smiles and says, "I dunno why I did that" He starts to giggle and look around the room. What is his motive?
A: He thinks the behavior he did the week before is hilarious B: He is feeling uncomfortable with the question and Miss Greene should move on C: He wants to talk about the behavior for the rest of the class
200
What kind of thinking do we say someone has if they are not able to compromise in a group?
Rock Brain thinking
200
Your best friend calls you an idiot after you tell a story about something embarrassing that happened to you this weekend. What is her motive?
A: She thinks you're an idiot and is trying to make you feel bad about yourself B: She is just kidding and thinks your story is funny C: She did not like your story and wants you to stop talking
300
You have finished a class project during intervention and you are on your computer. Miss LaValley asks you "Do you have anything else you can work on?" What is her motive?
A: She is curious about your work load B: She thinks you did not work hard enough on the project C: She wants you to work on something instead of having fee time
300
You walk into Miss Sandwisch's room and immediately start putting all of the books back on the shelf. Miss Sandwisch says, "I'll take care of that" What is her motive?
A: She is just being nice but really wants you to pick them up B: She has a specific way she wants them put away C: She was not talking to you
300
You are watching tv and you Dad says, "If you have a minute, why don't you set the table?" What is his motive?
A: When your show is over he wants you to set the table B: He is asking if you would like to set the table and will ask you sister if you say No C: He wants you to set the table now
300
What are the four clues in a any situation that can help you figure out how you should act and what you should say?
Spoken language Body language Environment What are they thinking?
300
Miss Greene goes into Miss Sandwisch's room to talk about the surprise party she had for her fiancé. Miss Sandwisch is working on her computer and does not make very much eye contact with Miss Greene while she is talking. What is Miss Sandwisch's motive?
A: She wants Miss Greene to know that she is mad that she was not invited to the party B: She wants Miss Greene to see that she is really busy and cannot talk right now C: She does not want to be Miss Greene's friend
400
You are at your summer job at the ice cream stand in your neighborhood and your boss sees you looking at Facebook on your phone. She asks you if you filled the frozen yogurt machine. What is her motive?
A: She is worried the machine is low on ice cream B: She hates Facebook C: She wants you to find something to do
400
You are giving a good answer to Miss LaValley's question about what you wrote on the Graffiti Brainstorming. She interrupts you and says, "Thank you for your excellent answer" What is her motive?
A: You have talked enough and it is someone else's turn now B: She thinks your answers are excellent and you should keep talking C: She is being sarcastic and wants you to know that she ACTUALLY thinks your answer is terrible
400
YOu are standing around at the end of the day with the class. Everyone is talking and laughing about something that Malani did over the weekend. She is laughing along but keeps looking around the room and only says "yea…" What is her motive?
A: She is a little uncomfortable and is only laughing as a defense mechanism B: She thinks the conversation is hilarious C: She is mad at everyone for talking about her
400
You are working on a group project and you realize that you have no idea what the rest of the group is doing or talking about. What kind of behavior were you doing? What can you ask your group to get your brain and body back into the group?
Just Me behavior Answers vary
400
You are making fun of people who have the job of collecting garbage. Someone sitting at your table says "My Dad does that" What is their motive?
A: They wanted the whole table to know what their Dad does for a job B: They too embarrassed to talk about their Dad collecting garbage C: They want you to stop making fun of that job and change the subject
500
You are at T J Maxx and your friend keeps telling you how much she likes the shirt she picked out but says she does not have enough money for it. What is her motive?
A: She is trying to warn you that she is going to steal the shirt B: She is just complaining C: She wants you to offer to buy it for her
500
You hand Miss LaValley a big pile of crumpled papers that you did at home while you were sick. She says, "It would be great if you organized these and put your name on them" What is her motive?
A: She thinks it would be nice if they were organized with your name on them, but it does not really matter either way B: She is telling you that you need to organize them and put your name on them before she will except them C: She is being funny and will except them just how they are
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You and your two friends in sitting at a table during intervention. Your friends are only making eye contact with each other and keep talking seriously about their project for science. You keep talking about the movie you saw, but they aren't really looking at you and their answers are short. What is their motive?
A: They don't like you and wish you would go away B: They hate the movie you are talking about C: They are busy and don't have time to talk about a movie right now
500
Give us an example of a phrase in which the body language does NOT match the spoken language
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500
What would be a good social thinking way to handle the garbage collector problem?
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