Students in One Study Were Exposed to Uncontrollable, Loud Bursts

Multiple Choice

Students in one study were exposed to uncontrollable, loud bursts of noise that they could not escape. In a later part of the study, these participants failed to protect themselves from a new set of noises that they could have easily stopped. This study provides an example of ________ .

A) learned helplessness
B) problem-focused coping
C) emotion focused-coping
D) terror management theory