In a famous set of studies, dogs who were exposed to unavoidable shocks were later unable to learn an escape response. This is an example of
a. displaced aggression
b. progressive failure of adaptation
c. learned helplessness
d. general adaptation syndrome
Answer: c. learned helplessness
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a. it offers strong support for the propositional approach to mental images. b. it demonstrates that the previous imagery research had been influenced by experimenter expectancy. c. the research is similar to the results obtained when people perceive actual visual stimuli. d. it demonstrates that individual differences in visual imagery are actually very small.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false