Gift is in his psychology class and has just gotten his third exam score back.It's an 'F' again! He hasn't passed one single exam this semester.He decides to quit studying for that class at all since it hasn't seemed to help much.Gift is exhibiting ____.
A)risk aversion
B)temporal discounting
C)the certainty effect
D)learned helplessness

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Gift is exhibiting learned helplessness, which is the belief that one's actions have no effect on the outcome of a situation. By giving up on studying for the class, Gift is displaying a sense of hopelessness and a lack of motivation to improve his performance.

Gift Is in His Psychology Class and Has Just Gotten