In the Learned Helplessness Experiments, Dogs Learned to Passively Submit

question 60

Multiple Choice

In the learned helplessness experiments, dogs learned to passively submit to shocks by the experimenters

• A)flashing a signal light before each shock so the dog freezes with fear.
• B)forcibly dragging the dog to the shock department.
• C)administering several shocks while preventing escape.
• D)placing a barrier so the dog must leap to escape the shocks.

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