Learned helplessness occurs when people
A. avoid stress by acting as if the stress were not even there.
B. conceal the source of stress from themselves and others.
C. stop experiencing any emotions at all and thereby remain unaffected.
D. conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled.
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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