Isabella, a 14-year-old girl, is an average student and happens to fail in three subjects. She convinces her parents that these subjects are too hard and that her school sets the most difficult test in the state. In the context of influences on school achievement, Isabella exhibits ________ in this scenario.

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Isabella's behavior of attributing her failure to external factors (difficulty of the subjects and the school's testing standards) rather than her own efforts or abilities is indicative of low self-efficacy. Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.

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