________ refers to the tendency to stop trying to change our circumstances, or to stop "trying," after a series of ineffective responses

a. Learned helplessness
b. Mania
c. Hostility
d. Pessimism
e. PTSD


a. Learned helplessness

Psychology

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A. high in altruism B. who is slightly more popular than we are C. similar to ourselves in attractiveness D. who possesses traits we wish we had

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The intellectual Zeitgeist of the 19th century was ready for Darwin's theory, although the social Zeitgeist was not.?

a. True b. False

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The earliest schema a newborn has is ______.

A. his or her mother's voice B. inborn motor responses C. the ability to see D. the memory of the birth process

Psychology

Two-month-old Penny makes vowel-like noises. This is an example of __________

A) babbling B) telegraphic speech C) child-directed speech D) cooing

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