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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #30204 Medium Situation 2
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Have you ever seen a situation where an animal is repeatedly put in a negative situation that it can’t escape? Eventually the animal will stop trying to avoid the source of the problem, instead it starts behaving as if it's completely helpless to change the situation. Well this state of limited control is called learned helplessness. Now the animal has opportunities to escape from this environment but the learned helplessness prevents it taking any action. We've seen it in a number of different animal species but we also see this behaviour in people. So, for example a child who does poorly on maths tests will quickly begin to feel that nothing he does will have any effect on his performance. Then later when that same child is faced with any maths task, he's probably going to experience that same feeling of helplessness on another occasion. What this means is that small problems can often become much worse because of this.

According to the speaker, 'learned helplessness'...

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Option 3: "causes people to lose hope in their abilities."

Explanation: This option is correct because the text illustrates that learned helplessness leads individuals, such as the child in the example, to feel that their actions will not affect their performance. This loss of hope in their abilities is a direct consequence of learned helplessness, as they begin to believe they cannot change their circumstances.

Option 1: "makes people work even harder at difficult tasks."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text discusses how learned helplessness leads to a feeling of helplessness rather than increased effort. The speaker indicates that individuals, like the child in the example, stop trying to improve their situation, which contradicts the idea of working harder.

Option 2: "stops people repeating positive experiences."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not mention anything about learned helplessness preventing the repetition of positive experiences. Instead, it focuses on how individuals feel helpless and stop trying to change their negative situations.

Option 4: "affects people in many unpredictable ways."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not support the idea that learned helplessness has unpredictable effects. Instead, it clearly outlines a specific pattern of behavior and emotional response, such as the consistent feeling of helplessness in the face of challenges.

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