In Aversive Situations, Exhibiting Inactivity When One's Responses, or Attempts

question 214

Multiple Choice

In aversive situations, exhibiting inactivity when one's responses, or attempts to escape the situation, go unreinforced, is known as ______.

• A) learned helplessness
• B) situational atrophy
• C) a reaction formation
• D) Weber's law

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Definitions:

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Replicable Data

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Unambiguous Predictions

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