Learned Helplessness Was Originally Formulated as a Theory of Depression

question 69

Multiple Choice

Learned helplessness was originally formulated as a theory of depression to explain

• A)the inability of dogs to escape shocks after they had been exposed to inescapable shock.
• B)the apparent inability of some depressive individuals to learn to escape difficult situations.
• C)situations in which depressed individuals appear non-depressed,but are helpless to initiate new activities.
• D)a failure to learn from mistakes that is exhibited by some animals.

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