Ted is a manager at Global Gains,an advertising firm.Kim works as a sales executive in Global Gains.Ted has been reducing Kim's incentives for three successive months after repeatedly warning her of her incompetence.Kim started having a passive approach toward her job as she believed that she would fail no matter what.She was convinced that she would never be able to achieve what was expected of her.Which of the following describes Kim's situation?

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Psychologists have found that repeated punishment (or failure) can lead to an unhappy consequence called "learned helplessness." Ted wanted to motivate Kim by using punishments, but his excessive use of punishments has led Kim to acquire learned helplessness.

Ted Is a Manager at Global Gains,an Advertising Firm