Angela Has Never Been a Great Student, but Once She

Multiple Choice

Angela has never been a great student, but once she gets into college, it is even harder. She tries reading the book, and does poorly. Her instructor encourages her to outline the text as she reads, but she still does poorly. She goes to tutoring, but still is failing. No matter what she does, it does not seem to help her do better in class. Based on this experience, Angela may develop the cognitive risk factor for depression known as

A) an unstable attributional pattern.
B) learned helplessness.
C) the negative cognitive triad.
D) cognitive distortion.