Learned helplessness means that a person stops trying to change a situation because they have repeatedly experienced failure or lack of control and have learned to believe that their actions won’t make a difference.
The concept is mainly associated with psychologists Martin Seligman and Steven Maier.
example
Imagine a student fails an exam three times.
At first, they think:”I’ll try harder next time.”
“Nothing I do will work. I’m just bad at this.”
Eventually, even when they have a good teacher and enough time to prepare, they stop trying seriously.
That is learned helplessness.
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