College Students Who Experience Feelings of Learned Helplessness May Respond

question 344

Multiple Choice

College students who experience feelings of learned helplessness may respond to academic setbacks, such as failing a test, by:

• A) giving up prematurely on subsequent academic tasks or procrastinating instead of persisting.
• B) becoming more motivated to succeed and increasing their efforts on subsequent academic tasks.
• C) expressing their frustration through angry outbursts or other violent behavior.
• D) pairing up with a successful student and imitating that student's study habits.

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Definitions:

Backward Conditioning

A conditioning method where the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus, which is less common and generally less effective than forward conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning needed.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Interstimulus Interval

The duration of time between the end of one stimulus and the beginning of another.