College Students Faced with Unsolvable Problems Eventually Give Up and Make

question 173

Multiple Choice

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems, even when the new problems can be solved easily. This behavior is probably due to __________

• A) learned helplessness.
• B) contingency blocking.
• C) latent learning.
• D) response generalization.

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Definitions:

Rods and Cones

Rods and cones are types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that detect light and color, respectively.

Shape Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon by which we perceive the shape of an object as constant despite changes in the angle of perception.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light images into electrical signals sent to the brain.

Stroboscopic Motion

Is perceived motion created by the presentation of a series of still images in rapid succession, illustrating how motion is perceived in film and animation.