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Standing in the Checkout Line at the Grocery Store, Jerry

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Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, Jerry kept looking at his watch to see the time. As a result, he failed to see that a store employee was being robbed by a person just in front of him. Jerry most clearly suffered


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Learned Helplessness

A condition where an individual becomes passive and unable to act to control or change a harmful or stressful situation, often as a result of repeated failures or a sense of powerlessness.

Physical Abuse

Harm or injury deliberately inflicted on a person's body, including hitting, beating, burning, or assaulting.

Hopelessly Resigned

A state of acceptance without hope where an individual no longer resists a negative situation and expects no change for the better.

Trait Theorist

A trait theorist is a psychologist who studies and categorizes human personality characteristics into key qualities that predict behavior and psychological functioning.

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