Learned Helplessness: Why People Stop Trying to Escape
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Learned Helplessness: Why People Stop Trying to Escape

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Explore Martin Seligman's research on learned helplessness and why individuals may cease trying when faced with persistent failure.

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  1. 11 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Seligman & Maier's 1967 'Failure to escape traumatic shock' was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, not the Journal of (the) Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

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    Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior in 1967

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    Journal of Experimental Psychology in 1967

    Why: Verified live: body content already correctly cites the Seligman & Maier 1967 paper as published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology; the article has no separate bibliography section. FAQ field contains no mention of the journal name. No further action needed.

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