Question

having studied recent increases in narcissism 5 and entitlement among college students, she warns that when living rooms are filled with participation trophies, its part of a larger cultural message: to succeed, you just have to show up. in college, those whove grown up receiving endless awards do the requisite 6 work but dont see the need to do it well. in the office, they still believe that attendance is all it takes to get a promotion.
15 in life, \youre going to lose more often than you win, even if youre good at something,\ ms. twenge told me. \youve got to get used to that to keep going.\
when children make mistakes, our job should not be to spin those losses into decorated victories. instead, our job is to help kids overcome setbacks, to help them see that progress over time is more important than a particular win or loss, and to help them graciously congratulate the child who succeeded when they failed. to do that, we need to
question 17
how does paragraph 14 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
○ a. it suggests that people who receive trophies are more likely to be better workers.
○ b. it suggests that kids who receive participation trophies continue to expect trophies.
○ c. it suggests that kids who receive participation trophies are more confident later in life.
○ d. it suggests that receiving participation trophies can have a negative impact later in life.

Explanation:

The paragraph discusses that students who grew up receiving endless awards (participation trophies) believe attendance is all it takes to get a promotion. They don't see the need to do the work well. This implies that receiving participation trophies can have a negative impact later in life as it doesn't prepare them for real - world requirements where actual work is needed.

Answer:

D. It suggests that receiving participation trophies can have a negative impact later in life.