Marlena Is Enrolled in an Intervention Program That Encourages Learned-Helpless

question 97

Multiple Choice

Marlena is enrolled in an intervention program that encourages learned-helpless children to believe that they can overcome failure by exerting more effort.This approach is known as __________.

• A) achievement motivation
• B) identity achievement
• C) attribution retraining
• D) vicarious learning

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Definitions:

American Psychological Association

A professional organization representing psychology in the United States, aiming to advance psychology as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting health and human welfare.

Longitudinal Study

A research design that follows the same subjects over a period of time, often years, to observe changes and developments.

Developmental Psychologist

A professional in psychology who studies the growth and maturation of the human mind and behavior over a person's lifetime.

Personality

A set of enduring behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that emerge from biological and environmental factors.