After Dogs Have Experienced Inescapable Shocks, They Are Placed in a Shuttlebox

question 60

Multiple Choice

After dogs have experienced inescapable shocks, they are placed in a shuttlebox in which they can easily jump over a barrier from one side of the shuttlebox to the other. If the dogs have developed learned helplessness, they would most likely respond to another shock by:

• A)jumping over the barrier to escape the shock.
• B)doing nothing.
• C)jumping out of the shuttlebox altogether.
• D)trying to bite the experimenter.