Rachel has taken French for years and is very good at it. Nonetheless, she just enrolled in Intermediate French (which will be easy for her)rather than Advanced French (which will be challenging but not impossible). It is probably safe to assume that Rachel ____.
A)is an incremental theorist
B)is an entity theorist
C)is focused on low levels of meaning in identifying this action
D)is focused on high levels of meaning in identifying this action

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Entity theorists believe that intelligence and talent are fixed traits, which can lead to avoiding challenges to prevent failure. Rachel's choice to enroll in a class that will be easy for her, rather than one that challenges her, aligns with the characteristics of an entity theorist who might avoid difficult tasks to prevent the risk of failure or to not challenge their self-concept of being good at something.

Rachel Has Taken French for Years and Is Very Good