Question

Ted heard that the general psychology class offered at his school was difficult. When he took the class, he decided to put in minimal effort and didn’t pay attention in class. At the end of the semester, Ted failed the class and said to himself, “I knew this class was difficult all along!” This is an example of:

Answer 1

Answer:

Planned ignorance

Explanation:

Ted knew all along that the class was tough and he would need to study harder in order to pass in it. Knowing the effects of ignoring how hard it is and still not working for it, he committed planned ignorance.

He ignored the class throughout the semester and in the end failed without being surprised, as if that is what he was expecting.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Deliberate Ignorance.

Explanation:

Deliberate ignorance is a self-chosen path of ignorance instead of an imposed one by third part due to lack of knowledge or impartial information. It is a deliberate decision to avoid an answer even if the answer is easily available to them. They intentionally ignore the empirical evidences present before them because they are in contradiction to their personal belief. As per the question, Ted deliberately avoid attention in class and therefore got failed in the exam.