Question

Joshua has received low grades in math throughout his school years. In the lower grades, he would try to study hard, but the results were always the same. Eventually, he stopped trying to do better in math because nothing he tried seemed to work. Josh has developed:

Answer 1

Answer:

Josh has developed Learned helplessness.

Explanation:

Learned helplessness is a behavior in which an organism, human or animal, is forced to endure aversive, painful or unpleasant stimuli. Over time, the body becomes unable to avoid such stimuli, even if this is possible. In some cases, the victim doesn't even want to avoid it. This is because he has learned that he cannot control the situation and does not take action to avoid it. In other words, it is a specific deficit involving a specific response. It is produced by exposure to specific uncontrollable aversive stimuli.