If, through experience, you come to the conclusion that all things are beyond your control and therefore you should not even try, you are exhibiting
A) learned helplessness.
B) entity theory.
C) operant conditioning.
D) habituation.

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Learned helplessness is the belief that one's actions will not lead to successful outcomes, usually as a result of previous experiences with uncontrollable events. If someone believes that everything is beyond their control and therefore they should not even try, they are exhibiting learned helplessness. Entity theory refers to the belief that one's abilities and traits are fixed and cannot be changed, which is not the case in this scenario. Operant conditioning and habituation are forms of learning, but they do not necessarily apply to the belief that everything is beyond one's control.

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