Persons who are made to feel helpless in one situation are more likely to act helpless in other situations if they attribute their failure to lasting, general factors.

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This concept is related to learned helplessness, where individuals who experience uncontrollable events and perceive them as due to stable, global causes are more likely to generalize this feeling of helplessness to new situations.

Persons Who Are Made to Feel Helpless in One Situation