Which one of the following is a student who has developed learned helplessness about his or her spelling ability most likely to say?
a. I have to work harder than my friends to learn to spell.
b. I can learn how to spell words correctly without even trying.
c. No matter how much I study words, I can't remember how to spell them.
d. I would learn to spell eventually, but it's not worth the time it would take to do so.
Question 2
Which one of the following alternatives best describes differences between students with a mastery orientation and students with learned helplessness?
a. Students with a mastery orientation expect that they will have to work extremely hard to master new tasks. Students with learned helplessness usually overestimate their abilities.
b. Students with a mastery orientation set easily attainable goals and become frustrated when they don't attain those goals effortlessly. Students with learned helplessness set goals that are almost impossible to attain.
c. Students with a mastery orientation attribute their successes to external, uncontrollable factors. Students with an attitude of learned helplessness attribute failures to internal, controllable factors.
d. Students with a mastery orientation set high goals and seek challenges. Students with learned helplessness underestimate their ability and set low goals.
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