Regarding the Experiments on Learning Helplessness, Animals That First Learn

question 80

Multiple Choice

Regarding the experiments on learning helplessness, animals that first learn to escape shock

• A)become more resistant to learned helplessness.
• B)will continue to be persistent in trying to flee inescapable shock, even when the situation is really "hopeless."
• C)appear to be "immunized" against helplessness.
• D)exhibit all of these characteristics.

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Definitions:

Projection

A mechanism of defense in which various forbidden thoughts and impulses are attributed to another person rather than the self.

Unconscious Conflicts

Hidden, internal struggles between desires, impulses, and fears that lie in the unconscious mind, often influencing behavior without conscious awareness.

Defense Against Anxiety

Psychological mechanisms or strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to face reality.