For the following scenario, think of specific disconfirming behaviors that might occur in an interaction (of course we’re not advocating the use of these behaviors, this is simply to help you
recognize the behaviors that might occur).
Scenario:
A student teacher is excited about some ideas he has recently learned in the CRETE work he is doing at the College. Specifically, he wants to
try some of the positive discipline strategies. The mentor teacher he is
working with has not given the student teacher much opportunity to really
engage the class and teach. The student teacher approaches the teacher with his
ideas.
What kinds of behaviors might the teacher use that would be disconfirming to this student teacher? Fill in your answers below:
Indifference
List an example of indifference that might be applied in the above scenario. Use the feedback button to look at other examples.
Indifference
Verbal or Nonverbal
"You're a student teacher and not expected to deal with these kinds of problems." Or
(pretends to listen and changes subject) "Guess where I am going this weekend?" OR
"Gotta go, see you next week." (leaves the building)
Impervious
List an example of being impervious that might apply to the above scenario. Use the feedback button to look at other examples.
Impervious
Deny Feelings
Deny Perceptions
"So you think one workshop prepares you to handle discipline in a real situation, huh!"
"Positive discipline, what a silly concept!"
Disqualification
List an example for Disqualification applied to above scenario. Use the feedback button to look at some examples.
Deny
Receiver; Deny Content; Deny Context
"You really don't get it do you?" (deny sender)
"We don't have discipline problems here." (deny content, or context)
Behaviors that Disconfirm
Indifference