In the second phase of the Seligman and Maier (1967) experiment with dogs in the shuttle box, dogs in the ___condition(s) during phase 1 of the experiment were able to learn how to terminate the shock.

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In the second phase of the Seligman and Maier (1967) experiment, dogs that had previously been in the escapable shock condition during phase 1 learned how to terminate the shock by jumping over a barrier. This was because they had learned that their actions could control the outcome, unlike dogs in the inescapable shock condition who failed to learn this due to learned helplessness.

In the Second Phase of the Seligman and Maier (1967)