Question

Annie, a fifth-grade student in mr. baer's class, is being quiet and sullen for the fifth day in a row. "i just can't do this writing stuff," she finally says in an appeal to mr. baer. "i'm not a good student. give me p.e. or art over this stuff any day!"

Answer 1

ALbert bandura social cognitive theory would help us understand annie's comment with the interperattion that Students respond to failure by focusing even more on their weaknesses and their attitude toward school work will deteriorate even more. This situation is most commonly known as the self-fulfilling phropecy