Education · Child Development and Pedagogy
During middle childhood, when children develop a 'learned helplessness' orientation and face failure, what meaning do they typically attach to their experience?
- 1They attribute failure purely to luck or external factors beyond their control.
- 2They conclude that failure is an indication of their incompetence, which cannot be modified by learning or practicing.✓
- 3They focus more on effort rather than internal capability.
- 4They conclude that trying new things is the best way to handle failure.
Correct answer
They conclude that failure is an indication of their incompetence, which cannot be modified by learning or practicing.
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