Learned helplessness is most likely to promote

A) secure self-esteem.
B) an internal locus of control.
C) self-serving bias.
D) pessimism.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, leading to a belief that one's actions have no effect on outcomes.

Pessimism

A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.