Researchers Have Observed That the Experience of Repeated Uncontrollable Aversive

question 111

Multiple Choice

Researchers have observed that the experience of repeated uncontrollable aversive events contributes to

• A) problem-focused coping.
• B) learned helplessness.
• C) a Type B personality.
• D) an internal locus of control.

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