Seligman's Learned Helplessness Concept Has Been Used as a Framework

question 8

Multiple Choice

Seligman's learned helplessness concept has been used as a framework for explaining the contribution of negative, inescapable events/environments to __________ in some people.

• A) major depressive disorder
• B) bipolar disorder
• C) hypomanic disorder
• D) cyclothymic disorder

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A system of training where the force of a behavior is changed through reward or punishment.

Change Channels

The action of switching or modifying pathways or methods, often used in the context of media consumption or management strategies.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctual behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

This refers to the phenomenon where an organism, after consuming a particular food and subsequently experiencing illness, develops a lasting aversion to that food.