In the section entitled “the opportunity of defeat,” dweck presents her first reason, which is that students with a growth mind-set show more persistence when faced with obstacles. what evidence does she use to support her view that “attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame?

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

what are the following?

comfort   in their suffering