According to Seligman, learned helplessness results because people learn that they are powerless to avoid punishment

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

True

Psychology

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What is an advantage of group therapy that is not found in individual therapy?

a. All types of group therapy prohibit the client from remaining silent. b. The therapist's obligation tomaintain confidentiality is reduced because information is shared by all participants. c. Participants are often less motivated to strive to improve because lack of progress cannot be hidden from other group members. d. Participants may gain insight into their own problems by listening to the experiences of others with similar problems. e. Individual participants do not feel the need for personal accountability to the therapist.

Psychology

Research shows that by age 3, children in Early Head Start

A) demonstrate gains in cognitive and language development. B) demonstrate an increase in aggression. C) experience a "washout effect." D) score, on average, 15 points higher in IQ than nonenrolled children.

Psychology