No Matter What Prisoners Try to Do, They Cannot Escape

question 29

Multiple Choice

No matter what prisoners try to do, they cannot escape. Eventually, they become passive and depressed. This illustrates the central idea in the ________ theory of depression.

• A) attribution
• B) depressogenic schema
• C) learned helplessness
• D) behavioral

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Definitions:

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, each specializing in different functions but working together to process information.

White Matter

Brain tissue composed of myelinated nerve fibers (axons) that connect different brain areas and transmit nerve impulses.

Basal Nuclei

Clusters of neurons located deep within the cerebral hemispheres, involved in the control of movement and coordination.

Lesions

Any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma.