When Clients Conclude That They Can Do Nothing to Change

question 2

Multiple Choice

When clients conclude that they can do nothing to change their situations, their conclusion reflects a phenomenon called ______.

• A)personal victimization
• B)learned helplessness
• C)blaming the victim
• D)attribution theory

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.