The Passive Resignation to Aversive Conditions Learned by Repeated Exposure

question 97

Multiple Choice

The passive resignation to aversive conditions learned by repeated exposure to inescapable aversive events is called

• A) learned helplessness.
• B) the partial-reinforcement effect.
• C) avoidance learning.
• D) the magnitude of punishment effect.

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