Experience with unavoidable negative stimuli can lead to a particular deficit in avoidance learning called _____, in which the organism, exposed to uncontrollable aversive stimuli, learns that it has no control over negative outcomes.

A) instinctive drift
B) extinction
C) learned helplessness
D) learned generalization

Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition in which an individual perceives they have no control over the outcome of events, leading to passive or depressive behaviors.

Avoidance Learning

A process in behaviorism where a subject learns a response to avoid an unpleasant stimulus.

Negative Stimuli

Elements or conditions in the environment that cause stress or discomfort, prompting a reaction to avoid or diminish them.