In the Research Study on Learned Helplessness Conducted by Seligman

question 9

Multiple Choice

In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to the escapable-shock condition later learned to avoid shocks _____ than dogs that were first exposed to the inescapable-shock condition.

• A) more readily
• B) less readily
• C) no differently
• D) less cognitively

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