In 1965, Martin Seligman conducted a series of experiments showing that dogs could be conditioned into accepting electric shocks, even when they were easily avoidable. This is the essence of learned helplessness, and like so many other findings, it is easily applicable to our own situation. Humans, too, can learn to accept the “shocks” of corrupt governments or economic catastrophes or TSA groping or the NDAA or online censorshipβ¦but just as people can learn helplessness, they can learn the exact opposite. Join us tonight on Corbett Report Radio as we explore the solutions to the learned helplessness conundrum.
Works Cited:
Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control
Operant Conditioning (Skinner box)
Learned Helplessness – explanation
Nicholas Christakis – TED Talk
Congressional approval hits another all-time low
Why have no bankers been arrested?
BASF to Stop Selling Genetically Modified Products in Europe
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