A researcher places dogs in a cage with metal bars on the floor. the dogs are randomly given electric shocks and can do nothing
to prevent them or stop them. later, the same dogs are placed in a cage where they can escape the shocks by jumping over a low hurdle. when the shocks are given, the dogs do not even try to escape. they just sit and cower. this is an example of
<span>Explanation: Learned helplessness was studied by
Seligman as a potential animal model of depression. Learned
helplessness occurs when people or animals feel helpless to
avoid negative situations. Martin Seligman first observed learned
helplessness when he was doing experiments on dogs. He noticed that the dogs
didn't try to escape the shocks if they had been conditioned to believe that
they couldn't escape.</span>
For the answer to the question above based on the what is stated from above that w<span>hen the shocks are given, the dogs do not even try to escape. they just sit and cower. This is an example that these dogs learned helplessness. This is animal cruelty too. </span>
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