Do learners declining to seek help conform to rational principles?

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Thinking and Reasoning 26 (1):87-117 (2019)
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Why do learners fail to seek help, when doing so would be beneficial? Principles of rational decision suggest that seeking help is not an optimal action if its costs are greater than its expected b...

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