While she was growing up, Lindsay was repeatedly told by others that she simply does not understand math concepts and she’ll never be any good at it. By the time Lindsay reaches high school math classes, she doesn't put any effort into the classes because she thinksthat no amount of effort will help her excel at math. This is an example of ____.?

a. ?classical conditioning
b. ?higher-order conditioning
c. ?learned helplessness
d. ?stimulus discrimination

ANSWER:
c

Psychology

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Psychology