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Learned helplessness is most likely to be directly related to
(A) the Barnum effect.
(B) self-serving bias.
(C) an external locus of control.
(D) unconditional positive regard.
(E) an Oedipal complex.
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(C) an external locus of control.
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Learned helplessness is most likely to be linked to an external locus of control. Learned helplessness is when exposure to circumstances one cannot control leads one to believe that one cannot control later events that are, in fact, within one’s control. Similarly, someone with an external locus of control believes that factors such as luck and fate determine what happens to them as opposed to internal factors like effort or skill. The Barnum effect is that people believe vague, stock personality descriptions describe them. Self-serving bias is the tendency to take more credit for positive outcomes as opposed to negative ones. You have unconditional positive regard when someone accepts you regardless of your faults; humanistic theorist Carl Rogers thought it essential for a person to be psychologically healthy. An Oedipal complex is the Freudian idea that boys are in love with their mothers.
Posted : 09/05/2024 8:02 pm