Only humans have the mental ability to develop the cognitive expectation that their behavior will have no effect on the environment. Thus, only humans can develop learned helplessness.

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This statement is false. Animals, including non-human primates, have been shown to exhibit learned helplessness in various experiments. They too can develop the cognitive expectation that their behavior will have no effect on the environment.

Only Humans Have the Mental Ability to Develop the Cognitive