According to Martin Seligman's Theory, Which Person Would Be MOST

question 105

Multiple Choice

According to Martin Seligman's theory, which person would be MOST likely to develop learned helplessness?

• A) Someone who experienced controllable negative events and then an uncontrollable negative event
• B) Someone who experienced uncontrollable negative events and then a controllable negative event
• C) Someone who experienced controllable negative events and then another controllable negative event
• D) Someone who experienced a random sequence of controllable and uncontrollable events

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or behavior that an organism develops in response to a specific stimulus.

Logical Parts

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ACT Theory

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