In their theoretical account of learned helplessness, Seligman and Maier (1967) proposed that the dogs became helpless because they had learned that there is a(n) _____ contingency between their behavior and its outcomes.
A) strong
B) moderate
C) inconsistent
D) lack of

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Seligman and Maier's theory of learned helplessness suggests that the dogs became helpless because they learned that there was a lack of contingency between their behavior and the outcomes, meaning their actions had no effect on what happened to them.

In Their Theoretical Account of Learned Helplessness, Seligman and Maier