Imagine Two Students Who Both Get a D on an Important

Multiple Choice

Imagine two students who both get a D on an important exam in a psychology class. One of them decides to study much harder, and on the next test she gets a significantly better grade. The other student concludes that he just isn't smart enough to do well in this class and, not surprisingly, he gets another D on the next exam. Even though both students were exposed to the same occurrence (both got a D on the first exam) , their subsequent behaviours were very different as a result of their different thoughts and expectations. This example best illustrates the approach of which of the following?

A) Behaviourism
B) Cognitive behaviourism
C) Evolutionary psychology
D) Gestalt psychology