Angie doesn't seem to even want to try to do well in her high school math class. If her mom Karen wants to help change her self-defeating pattern of behavior, Karen should
A. provide a cognitively stimulating home environment.
B. tell Angie her failures have just been due to bad luck.
C. offer her a monetary reward if her grades improve.
D. continually pressure her about her poor grades.
Answer: A
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