Terms beginning with L

Which psychology terms begin with L?

1 entries beginning with L: Learned Helplessness.

From the PsychologyOrbit knowledge base on 2 November 2026.

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Learned Helplessness

The passivity that follows repeated exposure to events a person or animal cannot control. First described in dogs in the 1960s, it shaped cognitive models of depression, and its original explanation was later reversed by neuroscience.

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