Ramon got his grade on his last science test; he earned a D+. He thinks to himself, "I am horrible at science!" Last week when he received an A on a math test, he told his friend "I guess I just got lucky
" Which orientation concerning achievement is Ramon exhibiting?
A) mastery orientation
B) internal orientation
C) helpless orientation
D) performance orientation
C) helpless orientation Children with a helpless orientation attribute their failures to their own basic lack of ability, and they attribute successes to external and uncontrollable factors such as luck.
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