Question

Mr. Evans feels that no matter what he does, he will beunable to convince his boss that he deserves a promotion. He also feels that it doesn't matter who his boss is,he still would not receive a promotion. These feelings represent what Martin Seligman called
a. depressive realism.
b. learned helplessness.
c. illusory control.
d. overgeneralization.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. learned helplessness

Explanation:

The concept of learned helplessness was first introduced by Martin Seligman. According to Seligman, learned helplessness appears when people or animals think that they can not avoid negative situations. In other words, people feel helpless to avoid them.

When one person experiences learned helplessness, usually it is because they have somehow learned that they cannot control the situation and therefore there's nothing they can do to change the negative situations of outcomes coming their way.

In this example, Mr. Evans feels that no matter what he does, he won't be able to convince his boss that he deserves a promotion or no other boss for that matter. It appears that somehow, Mr. Evans has learned that he cannot convince their bosses to give him promotions and therefore, there's nothing he can do about it. Therefore, these feelings would be an example of learned helplessness.