Failure to Take Steps to Avoid or Escape from an Unpleasant

question 172

Multiple Choice

Failure to take steps to avoid or escape from an unpleasant or aversive stimulus that occurs as a result of previous exposure to unavoidable painful stimuli is called ________.

• A) vicarious learning
• B) learned helplessness
• C) avoidance learning
• D) aversive conditioning

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Definitions:

Federal Law

Legislation passed by the national government of a country, which constitutes the legal framework within which societies operate, affecting both individuals and organizations.

Zero Tolerance

A strict policy that enforces immediate punishment for infractions of a stated rule, with no allowance for excuses or leniency.

Sexual Harassment

Unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that affects an individual's employment or creates a hostile work environment.

Harassment-Awareness

An understanding and recognition of the behaviors and actions that constitute harassment within a workplace or social setting.