In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to the escapable-shock condition later learned to avoid shocks _____ than dogs that were first exposed to the inescapable-shock condition.
A) more readily
B) less readily
C) no differently
D) less cognitively

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In the study by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to escapable shocks learned that their actions could control the outcome, leading them to more readily learn to avoid shocks later compared to dogs first exposed to inescapable shocks, who learned helplessness.

In the Research Study on Learned Helplessness Conducted by Seligman