Seligman placed dogs in a cage with metal bars on the floor. The dogs were randomly given electric shocks and could do nothing to prevent them or stop them. Later, the same dogs were placed in a cage where they could escape the shocks by jumping over a low hurdle. When the shocks were given, the dogs did not even try to escape. They just sat and cowered. This is an example of __________.
A. learned helplessness
B. avoidance learning
C. aversive conditioning
D. vicarious learning
Answer: A
Psychology
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