Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305652958
Author: Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 16RQ
Summary Introduction

To define:

Seligman’s earlier model of learned helplessness with dogs.

Introduction:

Learned helplessness refers to the state where one is conditioned to believe that one lacks control over the outcomes of events in one’s life. There are explanatory styles which promote or prevent learned helplessness to other aspects of life.

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