When people experience learned helplessness, they think that their low ability for some skill or activity is
A) fixed and unchangeable.
B) changeable through effort.
C) higher for girls than for boys.
D) attributable to the low quality of instruction they have received.

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People with learned helplessness believe that their abilities are fixed and unchangeable, leading them to give up trying to improve in a certain skill or activity.

When People Experience Learned Helplessness, They Think That Their Low