According to Seligman, the response of "giving up" and not attempting to control the environment is called _________

a. Type A behavior
b. Type B behavior
c. vacillating in a conflict situation
d. learned helplessness

d

Psychology

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Research indicates a bidirectional effect between television violence and children's aggression: Aggressive children prefer violent TV, and watching violence on TV increases their aggressiveness even more

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Simon took his car to a mechanic because he heard a strange sound whenever he turned the steering wheel to the left. The mechanic was able to quickly identify the problem, just by listening to the sound the car made. The mechanic's quick identification of the problem illustrates:

a. bottom-up processing b. top-down processing c. sound localization d. opponent processing

Psychology