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Shirley repeatedly receives bad grades in algebra no matter how hard she studies. eventually, Shirley stops studying for algebra tests because nothing she does will help her get good grades. Shirley's behavior exemplifies a) learned helplessness.
In operant conditioning, learned helplessness is the feeling of failure or giving up that a person gets after he had failed in a task for multiple times.
In the scenario mentioned in the question, Shirley had repeatedly gotten bad grades in the subject of algebra. She now observes learned helplessness toward this situation as she believes that nothing or no amount of hard work will change the results for her. Her action of giving up because she believes he can't get good grades in algebra represents learned helplessness.
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Shirley repeatedly receives bad grades in algebra no matter how hard she studies. eventually, Shirley stops studying for algebra tests because nothing she does will help her get good grades. shirley's behavior exemplifies ..............................
a) learned helplessness
b) positive reinforcement
c) negative reinforcement
d) none of the above
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