Learning that an aversive event can neither be avoided nor escaped is called learned
A) hopelessness.
B) ambivalence.
C) helplessness.
D) apathy.
E) defeat.

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Learned helplessness is the psychological condition where an individual learns they have no control over unpleasant or harmful conditions, their actions are futile, and thus, they stop trying to change or escape their situation.

Learning That an Aversive Event Can Neither Be Avoided nor Escaped