On the first day of his psychology class, Denair sits in his chair thinking, "This class is going to be a waste of time. I failed it before, and I'm going to fail it again." Denair's belief that nothing he can do will change the outcome of the class demonstrates __________.

A. learned helplessness
B. negative punishment
C. latent learning
D. observational learning


Answer: A

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