Learned Helplessness
I heard about learned helplessness from a Metro column on the Red Sox, back when they were down three games and looking, well, helpless. I was curious, I googled, and this is what I found:
- Learned helplessness - a basic introduction, with the ubiquitous story about the dog in a box.
- Eliminating Helplessness - an application of the idea to classroom teaching.
- Learned Helplessness: A Critique of Research and Theory - for every theory, there’s a debunking.