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

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Jody's repeated failures in college algebra have likely led to learned helplessness, which is the belief that one is incapable of improving or succeeding regardless of effort or resources. This could explain her reluctance to sign up for the course again, even with the offer of help from her friend.

Jody Failed Repeatedly in College Algebra