In Their Theoretical Account of Learned Helplessness, Seligman and Maier

question 80

Multiple Choice

In their theoretical account of learned helplessness, Seligman and Maier (1967) proposed that the dogs became helpless because they had learned that there is a(n) _____ contingency between their behavior and its outcomes.

• A) strong
• B) moderate
• C) inconsistent
• D) lack of

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