According to __________ Theory,an Abused Partner Learns Through Repeated Unsuccessful

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to __________ theory,an abused partner learns through repeated unsuccessful attempts that efforts to control violence in the relationship are ineffective,resulting in passiveness or diminished motivation to respond to violence.

• A)constructivist
• B)ecological
• C)learned helplessness
• D)person-centered

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Definitions:

Judgment Goals

The objectives or outcomes that individuals aim to achieve or satisfy through their evaluative processes.

Nomothetic Goals

Goals that are concerned with establishing general laws and traits that apply broadly across people, in contrast to idiographic goals which are highly individualized.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist known for his theory of operant conditioning and studies on reinforcement.