In aversive situations, exhibiting inactivity when one's responses, or attempts to escape the situation, go unreinforced, is known as ______.

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learned helplessness is the phenomenon in which an individual exhibits inactivity when they experience unpleasant or aversive stimuli and no longer attempt to escape or avoid the situation, even when escape or avoidance becomes possible. This is because they have learned that their behavior does not produce the desired outcome, and as a result, they become passive and powerless.

In Aversive Situations, Exhibiting Inactivity When One's Responses, or Attempts