Learned helplessness and level of underachievement among deaf adolescents
LEARNED HELPLESSNESS AND LEVEL OF
UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONG DEAF ADOLESCENTS
WILLIAM P. McCRONE
Gallaudet College
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a helplwneas ex-
perience on the subsequent performance of deaf adolescents functioning at
mildly underachieving or severely underachieving levels. S i deaf ado-
lescents meeting the experimental subject criteria were separatedlinto mildly
