Jody failed repeatedly in college algebra. Finally, she gave up and was seriously considering dropping out of college. One day, her best friend offered to personally help her if she signed up for college algebra again, but she refused
What concept might explain her reluctance?
a. latent learning
b. learned helplessness
c. insight learning
d. observational learning
b
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A. a decline B. no change C. a moderate increase D. a large increase
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a. ?they would remain unmotivated to create accurate memories b. ?they would continue to be inaccurate for very dramatic events while becoming more accurate for less dramatic events c. ?their accuracy would not change d. ?females would continue to have more accurate memories than males
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a. hardy c. optimistic b. easy going d. all of these