Learned Helplessness Theory Is Based on Research Showing That People

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Learned helplessness theory is based on research showing that people don't learn how to avoid shock after having been unable to escape shock previously.

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Critical Value

A predetermined point on the distribution of a test statistic at which the null hypothesis is rejected if exceeded.

Degrees Of Freedom

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