Question

Which of the following is true regarding learned helplessness? It is learned through repeated exposure to inescapable or unavoidable aversive events. It is a concept that can only be applied to human behavior. It was initially studied by Pavlov and Skinner using dogs that were exposed to electric shocks. It is not possible to avoid learned helplessness.

Answer 1

Answer:

- It is learned through repeated exposure to inescapable or unavoidable aversive events.

- It is a concept that can only be applied to human behavior.

Explanation:

The third option is wrong because learned helplessness initially studied by  Seligman and Overmeier  when they paired electric shocks with dogs, not Pavlov and Skinner.

The last option is wrong because learned helplessness through the chancing of psychological frames and intervention.