Psychological Explanations 2 - Learned Helplessness AO2

Question 1

Although Seligman’s initial research was based on the study of animals, what has learned helplessness subsequently been supported by?

Answer 1

Many human studies.

Question 2

What did Hiroto and Seligman (1974) show about college students who were exposed to uncontrollable aversive events?

Answer 2

These students were more likely to fail to cognitive tasks.

Question 3

What did another study by Miller and Seligman (1974) find?

Answer 3

Found that depressed students performed worst of all on a similar task.

Question 4

What do the findings of Hiroto and Seligman (1974) and Miller and Seligman (1974) show?

Answer 4

These findings show that having some degree of control and not feeling completely helpless greatly improves performance, especially for those who are depressed.

Question 5

Futhermore, what do these research findings do?

Answer 5

They also support the learned helplessness- depression model.