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5. People have very little incentive to engage in tasks in which they feel incompetent ----. A) even if they lack intrinsic interest and have a low level of motivation B) unless they believe that their actions will have the desired consequences C) although they frequently suffer from excessive self-doubt about their capabilities D) once they set attainable goals and maintain strong commitment to them E) because their perseverance and meticulous work will eventually bring success

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Hi Fatmanur, let's solve this sentence completion question together by looking at the logical flow of the sentence. The main part of the sentence says: People have very little incentive to engage in tasks in which they feel incompetent. This sets a negative context about motivation. Incompetent means not having the necessary skills or being unable to do something well. Very little incentive means they don't want to do it. We are looking for a clause that logically completes this thought. Let's evaluate option A. It says even if they lack intrinsic interest and have a low level of motivation. This repeats the idea of low motivation but doesn't add a logical condition or contrast to the main clause. Option B uses unless, which means except if. Unless they believe that their actions will have the desired consequences. This creates a logical exception: people won't do things they are bad at, unless they think they can still get the result they want.

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