Question

Stephanie's biology class had to go to the computer and follow a set of directions that guided them through the steps that a surgeon would use to do open-heart surgery. While most of her classmates thought it was a fun assignment. Stephanie says, "I'm horrible at these computer simulations," eventhough she has done them in other classes and done well. Stephanie is showing a

A) phobia about the human body.B) helpless orientation.C) negative orientation.D) fear of computers.

Answer 1

Stephanie says, "I'm horrible at these computer simulations," even though she has done them in other classes and done well. Stephanie is showing a helpless orientation.

Answer: Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

The people attribute their success to external and uncontrolled factors and trust that failure is due to a lack of skill. So, cannot do it. These are referred as learned helpless orientation. In simple words, Children attribute their mistakes (and not on their achievements).

They consider the subject's ability in the sense that efforts cannot improve it. Learned helplessness appears in one’s life and results uncontrolled bad experiences. From this, when compared with the given scenario, Stephanie shows her helpless orientation.