Rita Is an Elementary School Student Who Is Often Cruelly

Multiple Choice

Rita is an elementary school student who is often cruelly teased by a classmate. The teachers ignore her pleas for help as do her other classmates. Seligman would predict that, as time passes, Rita is likely to _____ her efforts to stop the teasing. In other words, she will exhibit _____.

A) increase; experimental neurosis
B) increase; learned helplessness
C) decrease; experimental neurosis
D) decrease; learned helplessness