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tuffie

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Learned helplessness involves learning that ____.
 
  a. one has inferior mental abilities
  b. punishment will follow certain behaviors
  c. some habits are difficult to change
  d. there is no relationship between one's behaviors and their consequences

Question 2

While she was growing up, Lindsay was repeatedly told by others that she simply does not understand math concepts and shell never be any good at it. By the time Lindsay reaches high school math classes, she doesn't put any effort into the classes because she thinksthat no amount of effort will help her excel at math. This is an example of ____.
 
  a. classical conditioning
  b. higher-order conditioning
  c. learned helplessness
  d. stimulus discrimination



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



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