Athletes who have a ______ are more likely to give up if they put in good effort and then are told that they performed poorly.

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Athletes with a pessimistic explanatory style tend to attribute negative outcomes to stable, internal factors which leads to a sense of helplessness and a higher likelihood of giving up after putting in good effort but receiving negative feedback.

Athletes Who Have a ______ Are More Likely to Give