Vicarious Acquisition Of Learned Helplessness.

And Others; DeVellis, Robert F.

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ERIC Number: EJ189327

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Publication Date: 1978

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Vicarious Acquisition Of Learned Helplessness

And Others; DeVellis, Robert F.

Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 36, 8, 894-9, Aug 78

Reports a study conducted to determine whether individuals who observed others experiencing noncontingency would develop learned helplessness vicariously. Subjects were 75 college female undergraduates. (MP)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Contingency Management, Females, Helplessness, Observational Learning, Research

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Language: English

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