Question

proctoring enabled: chapter 6 - quiz (proctored)6an individual brought up in a low-income community was never encouraged to go to college due to the expense. as a result, they see no way to better their situation and get ahead in life. what is this an example of?multiple choicetoken economylearned helplessnessnegative reinforcementnegative punishment

Explanation:

Learned helplessness is a psychological concept where individuals develop a sense of powerlessness after repeated negative experiences, leading them to stop trying to improve their situation. In this scenario, the person stops attempting to advance in life after facing barriers to college due to their low-income background, which aligns with this concept. Token economies use rewards for behavior, negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant stimulus to increase behavior, and negative punishment removes a pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior—none of these match the described scenario.

Answer:

learned helplessness