Experience with unavoidable negative stimuli can lead to a particular deficit in avoidance learning called _____, in which the organism, exposed to uncontrollable aversive stimuli, learns that it has no control over negative outcomes.
A)instinctive drift
B)extinction
C)learned helplessness
D)learned generalization

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The concept described is that of learned helplessness which occurs when an organism learns it has no control over negative outcomes. Instinctive drift refers to the tendency of animals to revert to their innate behaviors, while extinction refers to the decrease in the frequency or disappearance of a behavior after it is no longer reinforced. Learned generalization refers to the tendency for an individual to respond in a similar way to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

Experience with Unavoidable Negative Stimuli Can Lead to a Particular