Learned Helplessness Results When Humans Are Subjected to Aversive Events

question 92

Multiple Choice

Learned helplessness results when humans are subjected to aversive events that 

• A) are unavoidable.
• B) negatively reinforce aggressiveness.
• C) positively reinforce aggressiveness.
• D) are high in control but low in predictability.

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