Question

A psychologist was experimenting on a fox. she put the fox into a maze and if it went the wrong way, it got shocked. the fox tried and tried but could never escape and kept getting small shocks. eventually, the fox simply gave up and stayed at the beginning of the maze to avoid the shocks. what concept is this situation illustrating?

a. learned helplessness.
b. emotion
c. maslow's hierarchy
d. extrinsic motivation

Answer 1

The answer is a. learned helplessness.

Step-by-step explanation:

I just took the test and a. learned helplessness, was correct.

Answer 2

The concept illustrated in this situation is learned helplessness. Therefore, the correct option is a. learned helplessness.

Step-by-step explanation:

The concept illustrated in this situation is learned helplessness. Learned helplessness is the belief that one is powerless to change their circumstances, often resulting from a history of negative experiences where escape or control is not possible. The fox in the maze eventually gave up trying to escape the shocks because it learned that it had no control over the situation.