Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Sensation, Perception & Cognition

Question

____ is a coping mechanism where people have the tendency to exert minimal effort to escape stressful social and economic circumstances

Answer

Low effort syndrome is a coping mechanism where people have the tendency to exert minimal effort to escape stressful social and economic circumstances
common in minority students to try and not be discriminated against by the dominant culture for trying and then failing.
Would rather just not try than look stupid failing while trying

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