Attributions modulate immunization against learned helplessness in humans.

1992/01/01 by Encarnación Ramírez, Antonio Maldonado, Rafael Martos · 1 citation
Psychology · Neuroscience · Medicine · #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Stress Responses and Cortisol #Attribution #Learned helplessness #Psychology #Social psychology #Developmental psychology #Immunization #Cognitive psychology #Medicine

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.62.1.139

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Abstract

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of global and internal attributions on immunization against learned helplessness. Immunization was a function of a previous controllable experience, and attributions represented a vulnerability factor that modulated the actual influence of previous experiences on new tasks.

Citations

• Generality of learned helplessness in man.
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• Failure to escape traumatic shock.
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• Learned helplessness [wikipedia]