When a Person Lacks Motivation to Act After Exposure to Unpleasant

question 16

Multiple Choice

When a person lacks motivation to act after exposure to unpleasant events over which he feels he has not control, he is probably experiencing:

• A) learned helplessness.
• B) learned aversion.
• C) proactive depression.
• D) nuchal rigidity.
• E) Erickson's industry versus inferiority stage of moral development.

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