Karina and her friend Joanna began their college careers at a competitive ivy league school and they both had high grade point averages and high test scores in high school.Yet,both of them are having a hard time getting good grades as freshmen.They find the amount of reading and the performance requirements to be so demanding that each of them has had D grades on exams.Now in their second semester,Karina is digging in,working harder,and starting to have more success,while Joanna seems discouraged and is considering giving up.Which of the following is most likely to be true of Joanna?

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Joanna's discouragement and consideration of giving up suggest that she is displaying a helpless pattern, where she believes that her efforts do not affect her outcomes and she has no control over her situation. This is a common mindset for students who struggle academically in college. The other answer choices are less likely to be true based on the given information.

Karina and Her Friend Joanna Began Their College Careers at a Competitive