Amelia Worked for Several Years Under a Supervisor Who Did

question 20

Multiple Choice

Amelia worked for several years under a supervisor who did not like her very much, and was impossible to please - no matter how hard she worked, the supervisor was not impressed. That supervisor has now left the company, and Amelia's new supervisor is much more fair-minded, and inclined to think well of Amelia. However, Amelia continues not to work very hard, assuming that her efforts will go unnoticed. This is an example of .

• A) internal attribution
• B) generalized anxiety
• C) learned helplessness
• D) dysthymia

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