What an individual believes about what contributes to his or her success or failure on a task is known as
A) Metacognition
B) Meta-analysis
C) Pragmatics
D) Attribution

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The term that refers to an individual's beliefs about what contributes to their success or failure on a task is known as attribution. Option A, metacognition, refers to thinking about thinking, while option B, meta-analysis, refers to analyzing and synthesizing findings from different studies. Option C, pragmatics, refers to the study of how context affects communication.

What an Individual Believes About What Contributes to His or Her