The passive resignation to aversive conditions learned by repeated exposure to inescapable aversive events is called
A) learned helplessness.
B) the partial-reinforcement effect.
C) avoidance learning.
D) the magnitude of punishment effect.

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The passive resignation to aversive conditions learned by repeated exposure to inescapable aversive events is known as learned helplessness. Option B, C, and D are not accurate definitions of this phenomenon.

The Passive Resignation to Aversive Conditions Learned by Repeated Exposure