In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs in the escapable-shock condition _____ dogs in the inescapable-shock condition.
A) received fewer shocks than
B) received more shocks than
C) received the same amount of shock as
D) received less predictable shocks than

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In the research study by Seligman and Maier on learned helplessness, dogs in both the escapable-shock condition and the inescapable-shock condition received the same amount of shock. The key difference was whether the dogs could control the termination of the shocks.

In the Research Study on Learned Helplessness Conducted by Seligman