Mark Repeatedly Failed at School and Was Retained Twice

question 259

Multiple Choice

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He began to believe that nothing he did would improve his grades, so he gave up easily on assignments and tests and eventually dropped out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of

• A)learned helplessness.
• B)sublimation.
• C)compensation.
• D)the resistance stage.

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