According to Martin Seligman's Theory, Who Would Be MOST Likely

question 12

Multiple Choice

According to Martin Seligman's theory, who would be MOST likely to develop learned helplessness?

• A) someone who had experienced no uncontrollable negative events, then experienced a controllable negative event
• B) someone who had experienced uncontrollable negative events and then a controllable negative event
• C) someone who had experienced controllable negative events, and then another controllable negative event
• D) someone who had experienced a random sequence of controllable and uncontrollable events

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Definitions:

Intuitive

Relating to the ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Centrated

Focusing attention on one aspect of a situation or object while ignoring others, a concept found in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Irreversible

A process or event that cannot be undone or reversed once it has occurred.

Symbolic Function

Piaget’s term for ability to use mental representations (words, numbers, or images) to which a child has attached meaning.