Which of the following is not an alternative explanation to the learned helplessness hypothesis?
A) Animals can perceive the contingency between their behavior and the delivery of a reinforcer.
B) Animals learn to be inactive in response to shock during the exposure phase.
C) Animals pay less attention to their actions due to inescapable shock.
D) Animals perseverate in their responses following inescapable shock.

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This is not an alternative explanation to the learned helplessness hypothesis, but rather a confirmation of it. Animals do perceive the contingency between their behavior and the delivery of a reinforcer, and this is part of the learning process that leads to learned helplessness. The other choices (B, C, D) are all alternative explanations to the hypothesis, as they suggest different mechanisms or outcomes that could also explain the observed behavior.

Which of the Following Is Not an Alternative Explanation to the Learned