Learned Helplessness Is Demonstrated in Laboratory Animals by

question 58

Multiple Choice

Learned helplessness is demonstrated in laboratory animals by

• A)creating aversive stimuli (such as electrical shocks to the foot) that the animal can control.
• B)creating aversive stimuli (such as electrical shocks to the foot) that the animal cannot control.
• C)creating pleasant stimuli (such as a food pellet) that the animal cannot control.
• D)creating pleasant stimuli (such as a food pellet) that the animal can control.

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