A researcher places dogs in a cage with metal bars on the floor
The dogs are randomly given electric shocks and can do nothing to prevent them or stop them. Later, the same dogs are placed in a cage where they can escape the shocks by jumping over a low hurdle. When the shocks are given, the dogs do not even try to escape. They just sit and cower. This is an example of ____________.
a) learned helplessness
b) avoidance learning
c) aversive conditioning
d) vicarious learning
ANS: A, Because the dogs did not try to escape even when they could, it is as if they learned to be helpless.
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a. Treating the primary cause (ex. trouble with blood flow) b. Target anxiety and depression c. Learning new skills d. All of the above e. 2 of the above
Morris has been told that there is a history of Alzheimer's disease in his family. As Morris gets older, he tries to stay active physically, he develops his intellectual skills, and he does his best to stay "sharp."
Morris believes he can delay or reduce the effects of Alzheimer's disease, so he is a proponent of the brain __________ theory. a) reconstitution b) restoration c) reserve d) recompensatory