__________ refers to the belief that nothing can alter one’s circumstances or outcomes, and therefore the only choice is to give up
a) Learned helplessness
b) Defensive pessimism
c) Illusory correlation
d) Deferred optimism
Answer: a
Psychology
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A) nevertheless considered to be abnormal. B) not abnormal because abnormality requires distress. C) doing something illegal, not abnormal. D) no longer considered abnormal, but were in the past.
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