Four-Year-Old Alicia Gives Up Easily When Faced with Challenging Tasks

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Alicia gives up easily when faced with challenging tasks. Research shows which of the following factors most likely applies to Alicia?

A) She has parents who provide generous praise regardless of task success or failure.
B) She bases her self-worth entirely on inner standards.
C) She has parents who are highly critical of her worth and performance.
D) She attributes her failures to external causes and successes to internal causes.