santaclara
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what do we mean by learned helplessness?
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it means dat helplessness is a cognitive state in humans
Depressed people learn that whatever they do, is futile. During the course of their lives, they apparently learn that they have no control.
They become that way because they learn to be helpless.
If humans feel as though they can not control their environment this lack of control will impair learning in certain situations
It is said that humans' basic drive is to control their environment In turn, if a person has a lack of control over an aspect of their environment in one situation this will impair learning in similar situations. If a person is put in a situation where their behavior is unaffected, they become passive and their desire to act or try harder desolves.
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