Question

individuals who believe that an unpleasant experience is unavoidable and therefore do nothing to change the course of events are exhibiting
a. self - actualization attributes
b. the fight - or - flight response
c. attributional deficits
d. cognitive dissonance
e. learned helplessness

Explanation:

Learned helplessness refers to the behavioral state where an individual stops attempting to change a negative situation after repeated exposure to unavoidable aversive events, matching the described scenario. The other options do not fit: self-actualization is about fulfilling potential; fight-or-flight is a stress response to immediate threat; attributional deficits involve faulty causal reasoning; cognitive dissonance is discomfort from conflicting beliefs.

Answer:

E. learned helplessness