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After dogs have experienced inescapable shocks, they are placed in a shuttlebox in which they can easily jump over a barrier from one side of the shuttlebox to the other. If the dogs have developed learned helplessness, they will most likely respond to another shock by:
Sympathetic Nervous System
The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to mobilize it for action and thus is involved in the experience of stress.
James-Lange Theory
The theory that emotion results from physiological states triggered by stimuli in the environment.
Parasympathetic Nervous System
The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for relaxation and conserving energy by slowing the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activity.
Polygraph
A machine, commonly called a lie detector, that monitors changes in the body, and is used to try to determine whether someone is lying.
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