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ERIC Number: EJ223274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Jun
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Learned Helplessness as a Schedule-Shift Effect.
McReynolds, William T.
Journal of Research in Personality, v14 n2 p139-94 Jun 1980
The essentials of learned helplessness theory are described and supporting evidence surveyed. The explanation Seligman and Maier give for these findings is critically analyzed. A schedule-shift discrimination theory of learned helplessness effects is also discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior, Cognitive Measurement, Depression (Psychology), Helplessness, Motivation Techniques, Operant Conditioning, Psychological Studies, Reinforcement, Responses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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