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Psychology

Learned Helplessness: How Repeated Failure Affects Motivation and Control

Quick fact

In Seligman's original experiment, dogs that received uncontrollable electric shocks later failed to escape even when the door was wide open—they simply lay down and accepted the pain.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever felt that no matter what you do, you just can't succeed? What if the feeling came from repeated failures that taught you to stop trying—even when success is actually within reach?