Three of the following are typically associated with mastery goals. Which one is associated with performance goals, and especially with performance-avoidance goals?
A) Believing that competent people usually succeed without much effort
B) Believing that errors are an inevitable part of the learning process
C) Engaging in such processes as meaningful learning and elaboration
D) Being satisfied with one's performance if it shows improvement over time

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Believing that competent people usually succeed without much effort is associated with performance goals, particularly performance-avoidance goals, because it reflects a fixed mindset where success is attributed to innate ability rather than effort or learning from mistakes. This mindset can lead to avoiding challenging tasks to not appear incompetent.

Three of the Following Are Typically Associated with Mastery Goals