In Overmeier and Seligman's Experiment on Learned Helplessness, the Dogs

question 82

Multiple Choice

In Overmeier and Seligman's experiment on learned helplessness, the dogs in the control group

• A) jumped over the barrier to the safe area of the cage.
• B) could not learn to escape the shocks.
• C) refused to move, even when prompted.
• D) took all the shocks the experimenters gave them without moving.

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