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How does learned helplessness impact a person’s ability to learn?

How does learned helplessness impact a person’s ability to learn?. What is helplessness?. Social Learning. Cognitive Learning: l atent learning, cognitive m aps, Edward Tolman , learned h elplessness Modeling: observational learning, disinhibition Behavior Modification:

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How does learned helplessness impact a person’s ability to learn?

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  1. How does learned helplessness impact a person’s ability to learn? What is helplessness?

  2. Social Learning • Cognitive Learning: latent learning, cognitive maps, Edward Tolman, learned helplessness • Modeling: observational learning, disinhibition • Behavior Modification: • Computer-Assisted Instruction • Token Economies • Self-Control

  3. Let’s Imagine! • Imagine you are taking a really difficult Psychology exam. Some of the material on the exam you have never even seen before! Furthermore, you have done poorly on your last two Psychology exams. • How would you react?

  4. The Experiment: • Two groups of college students were put into separate rooms. • Group 1: this group was exposed to a loud noise, but they could turn it off. • Group 2: this group was exposed to a loud noise, but could not turn it off. • Both groups were put into the same room and were exposed to the noise again, only this time ALL participants could control the noise with a lever. • Only Group 1 used the lever to control the noise. • WHY?

  5. The Reason: • The reason only Group 1 used the lever to control the noise was because Group 2 develop Learned Helplessness.

  6. What is Learned Helplessness? • A condition in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that the situation is uncontrollable. • Martin Seligman • 3 Elements of Learned Helplessness: • 1. Stability • Globality • Internality

  7. Learned Helplessness: Stability • Result of permanent characteristics. • Going back to our Psych exam example: • “I have never done well in Psych, and I never will!”

  8. Learned Helplessness: globality • Globality is not specific, but general. • Going back to our Psych exam example: • “I’m just dumb!” as opposed to “I am no good at Psych!”

  9. Learned Helplessness: Internality • Rather than blaming and external factor, they blame themselves and their own inadequacies. • Going back to our Psych exam example: • External: “This was an unfair Psych exam!” • Internal: “I am not smart enough to take Psych!”

  10. Impact of Learned Helplessness • How does Learned Helplessness impact an individual, more specifically, their ability to learn new things?

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