Dogs strapped into a harness and given repeated and unavoidable shocks developed

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The scenario described is one of learned helplessness, where the dogs are exposed to inescapable shocks and eventually give up trying to escape, even when given the opportunity to do so. Option A, fixation, is not necessarily related to this scenario. Option B, reaction formation, is a defense mechanism in which a person behaves opposite to how they feel or believe, which is unrelated to the scenario. Option D, the false consensus effect, is the tendency for people to overestimate the extent to which others share their beliefs and behaviors, which is also unrelated to the scenario.

Dogs Strapped into a Harness and Given Repeated and Unavoidable