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:

Decibels

A unit of measurement for sound intensity or loudness, indicating the level of noise in comparison to a reference sound.

Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), signifying one cycle per second.

Basilar Membrane

A structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that plays a key role in the perception of sound, vibrating in response to sound waves and thereby stimulating hair cells to send nerve impulses to the brain.

Eardrum

A slender membrane dividing the external ear from the middle ear, which oscillates when hit by sound waves.