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:

Insolvent

A financial condition where liabilities exceed assets, rendering an entity incapable of meeting its financial obligations.

Owe Money

The condition of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received.

Chapter 7

A provision under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that deals with the process of liquidation, where an individual's or company's assets are sold to pay off creditors.

Trustee

An individual or organization appointed to manage and administer property or assets on behalf of others, usually within a trust.