Inoculation against Learned Helplessness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Stein (Syracuse University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1143-1151 |
| Publication date | 1980-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.47.3f.1143 |
| OpenAlex | W2020659542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Different patterns of successes and failures which comprised two partial reinforcement schedules were combined with the presence or absence of training in the attribution of effort to assess their relative effectiveness in preventing learned helplessness in non-depressed human subjects. These conditions preceded a series of insoluble discrimination problems. Also, in the absence of prior training, a helpless group received the insoluble problems, a non-helpless group received contingent feedback, and a no-treatment control group received no feedback. All groups were tested for escape/avoidance performance on a shuttle box. Analysis indicated that only the attribution of effort combined with partial reinforcement in which the number of consecutive failures prior to a success was variable produced an inoculation against learned helplessness. Results are discussed in terms of the joint contribution of reinforcement histories and perceptions of personal control over outcomes in mediating the impact of uncontrollable events
Attribution · Developmental psychology · Learned helplessness · Perception · Reinforcement · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Depression
Locus of control and learned helplessness.
Learned helplessness in humans
Learned helplessness in humans
Effort is virtuous, but it's better to have ability
Attributed pride or shame in group and self
Generality of learned helplessness in man
Extending the equity model
Learned helplessness and reinforcement responsibility in children
An attributional analysis of achievement motivation
Social comparison and some determinants of expected personal control and expected performance in a novel task situation
The role of expectations and attributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |