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:

• Self-actualization refers to achieving one's full potential, unrelated to this behavior.
• Fight-or-flight is a stress response of confronting or fleeing a threat, not inaction due to perceived inevitability.
• Attributional deficits involve difficulties in assigning causes to events, not the described passive behavior.
• Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort of conflicting beliefs/actions, not the acceptance of unavoidable negative events.
• Learned helplessness is exactly the state where individuals believe negative events are unavoidable and stop trying to change their situation.

Answer:

E. learned helplessness