According to Seligman, learned helplessness results because people learn that
a. they are powerless to avoid punishment.
b. successful escape attempts will be punished.
c. failure has certain rewards connected to it.
d. only predictable shocks can be avoided.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
While our experiences do not greatly influence the processes involved in ____, they can greatly influence the processes involved in ____.?
a. ?sensation; perception b. ?perception; sensation c. ?transduction; action potentials d. ?action potentials; transduction
The sampling distribution is essentially a picture of
a. the research hypothesis. b. the effect size. c. the null hypothesis. d. statistical significance.
After two weeks of being screamed at by his drill sergeant at boot camp and shuddering with fear in response, a Marine recruit named Joe now shudders every time he hears the footsteps of his drill sergeant coming down the hall. When the drill sergeant enters the room, Joe snaps to attention and salutes. In this example, shuddering to the sound of the footsteps is _____ and saluting is _____.
a. an operant response in the presence of a discriminative stimulus; a conditioned response b. an unconditioned response; an example of latent learning c. a conditioned response; an operant response in the presence of a discriminative stimulus d. an unconditioned response; an example of learned helplessness