People who are exposed repeatedly to unpleasant events over which they have no control may develop a passive resignation to the event. What is this condition called?
a) avoidance learning.
b) learned helplessness.
c) extinction.
d) cognitive dissonance.
Answer: b) learned helplessness.
b Explanation: Learned helplessness is Seligman's term for those who come to
believe that they have no influence or control in the events that affect their lives.
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a. diffusion b. moratorium c. foreclosure d. identity achievement
Which of the following explains why it is hard to learn much about the childbirth experiences of other cultures?
a. Childbirth usually occurs in a hospital and outsiders are not permitted. b. Childbirth is a personal, private event not readily discussed with outsiders. c. Childbirth is of such little importance that it is not considered worthy of discussion. d. Most cultures do not have words in their vocabularies to describe childbirth.
If I held the belief that upon marriage, the husband and wife "become one" and sex is acceptable only within a marital union, what ancient culture would I most likely belong to?
a. Greek b. Roman c. Hebrew d. Egyptian
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a) diminishment of the primary sex characteristics. b) development of secondary sex characteristics. c) changes in the tertiary sex characteristics. d) getting too skinny.