In an experiment,two groups of dogs are given shocks to their feet.One group is able to escape the shocks by jumping over a barrier.The second group is harnessed and cannot escape.After several trials,both groups are put in situations where they CAN escape.The first group escapes the shocks,but the second group just sits and whines,refusing to attempt to escape.The response of the second group is due to:
A)learned helplessness.
B)failure to form a cognitive map.
C)latent learning.
D)lack of insight.

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The dogs in the second group were exposed to an uncontrollable situation where they could not escape the shocks. As a result, they learned to become helpless and passive, even when they are placed in situations where they could escape. This phenomenon is known as learned helplessness, which is a form of behavioral conditioning in which an organism learns that it has no control over the environment. The dogs in the first group, on the other hand, were able to escape the shocks and learned that they could control their environment, which is why they were able to escape the shocks when they were given the opportunity.

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