In a Famous Study,Seligman and His Colleagues Trained Dogs That

Multiple Choice

In a famous study,Seligman and his colleagues trained dogs that a tone predicted an inescapable shock.When the dogs were put into a situation where they could avoid the shock simply by moving to a "safe zone," they would simply lie down and receive the shock.This phenomenon is called

A) animal pessimism.
B) learned helplessness.
C) a pessimistic response pattern.
D) negative affectivity.