A student thinks they are not very good at academics. The student thinks they are often more confused than others, and has to work very hard to understand the simplest of concepts. The student hopes to be able to complete coursework for a program but often reminds themselves not to expect much of their intellectual abilities. In the last term, the student received an 'A+' grade in a difficult course and her instructor commented that paper was excellent and insightful. If The student gives a congruent explanation for this outcome, they might say ________.

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The student has a negative self-perception of their academic abilities, so they might attribute their success to external factors like the instructor being nice, rather than acknowledging their own capabilities.

A Student Thinks They Are Not Very Good at Academics