Psychological Development and Education ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 42-47.

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Experimental Study on the Learned Helplessness Mechanism Resulted from Inconsistence of Information Feedback

CAO Xin-mei1, GUO De-jun2   

  1. 1. Department of Teaching Science and Technology, Gannan Tearchers' College, Ganzhou, 341000;
    2. Department of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037
  • Online:2005-04-15 Published:2005-04-15

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Abstract: This experiment was conducted on 90 subjects to investigate why uncontrol able cognition,which is caused by inconsistence of information feedback,could lead to learned helplessness.The result showed that,inconsistence of information feedback damaged cognition,emotion and the following task performance under uncontrollable circumstance;While the objective performance evaluation or repeated negative evaluations would not initiate helplessness and no interfered with motivation,cognition and emotion;Uncontrollability over behavioral outcomes and the feedback on outcomes had notable effection cognition,emotion and task performance.It could be concluded that the inconsistence of information feedback in cognitive activities is the critical factor that result in helplessness, and it couldn't lead to learned helplessness whether the subjects were given achievement feedback in their manipulation;while the theory model of learned helplessness was further testify on the information processing.This experiment also indicated that the inconsistence of information feedback couldn't form the responded depression to the subjects.

Key words: Information feedback, appraisal feedback, learned helplessness, mechanism

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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