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I can't agree with this. Maybe they disproved a particular version of learned helplessness, regarding this dorsal raphe nucleus, but it seems clear that that is
by im3w1l 3y ago
I can't agree with this. Maybe they disproved a particular version of learned helplessness, regarding this dorsal raphe nucleus, but it seems clear that that is not the end of the story.
People and animals clearly learn to stop doing actions that have harmful consequences.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago> People and animals clearly learn to stop doing actions that have harmful consequences. But that's not at all what learned helplessness is. On the contrary, learned helplessness is defined by the absence of proactive action that could remove a painful stimulus.
- im3w1l 3y agoWell during the "learning" phase, they have harmful consequences. Or at the very least they are ineffective. Thats why you learn not to do them.