Subjects Exposed to Inescapable Shock in the Exposure Phase of a Learned

question 12

Multiple Choice

Subjects exposed to inescapable shock in the exposure phase of a learned helplessness experiment typically show slowed escape learning during a later conditioning phase.However, if during the conditioning phase their escape responses are marked by an external stimulus, they show little disruption of their escape learning.This suggests that

• A)animals can perceive the contingency between their behavior and the delivery of a reinforcer.
• B)animals learn to be inactive in response to inescapable shock during the exposure phase.
• C)animals pay less attention to their actions due to inescapable shock.
• D)animals perseverate in their responses following inescapable shock.

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