Whether Someone Develops Learned Helplessness Under Conditions of Unavoidable Aversive

question 75

Multiple Choice

Whether someone develops learned helplessness under conditions of unavoidable aversive events most likely depends on

• A) the intensity of the aversive events.
• B) prior experience in similar circumstances.
• C) conditioning experiences in childhood.
• D) cognitive interpretation.

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Definitions:

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how a consumer's preferences between different goods or services translate into levels of satisfaction or utility.

Initial Endowment

Refers to the initial allocation of goods, resources, or wealth that an individual or entity possesses before any transactions.

Pareto Efficient

A situation where no individual or preference criterion can be better off without making at least one individual or preference criterion worse off.

Initial Endowment

The initial allocation of resources, money, or goods that an individual, institution, or country possesses.