Sharon has been doing very poorly in her psychology class, even though she is trying hard. Between being a single mother, working full-time, and taking 3 classes, she just has not had time to study. Her professor is very understanding, and offers to allow her to withdraw from the class, but Sharon decides to stay in the class and take the final exam even though there is very little chance she can pass the course. Sharon is demonstrating a high level of

self regulation

Explanation:

Self-Regulation simply means the regulation of one's behavior. Self regulation involves the control of one's behavior, and thoughts in pursuit of ones goals.

Since despite the fact that Sharon is a single mother, working full-time, and taking 3 classes, she still decides to stay in the class and take the final exam. She's demonstrating high level of self regulation.

good question. i'll be looking into that. (this is a joke sir)