In schools structured so that individuals compete rather than work cooperatively, low-scoring students may _____.
A) be highly motivated
B) achieve higher scores as the school year moves on
C) cope by endorsing the entity approach to learning
D) believe in incremental mastery of a subject area

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Students who are in a competitive environment may adopt the entity approach to learning, which means they believe abilities are fixed and cannot be changed. This coping mechanism may work for low-scoring students in a competitive environment.

In Schools Structured So That Individuals Compete Rather Than Work