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learned helplessness
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learned helplessness
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(Psychology) the act of giving up trying as a result of consistent failure to be rewarded in life, thought to be a cause of depression
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learned helplessness, learned hopelessness, social reinforcement).
The Power of Reinforcement: A Review by Doughty, Adam H.; Shields, Marie C. / The Psychological Record
 
 
 
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