Learned Helplessness

Charisse Nixon, Ph.D Developmental Psychologist at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College and Director of Research and Evaluation for The Ophelia Project discusses the phenomenon of learned helplessness. (Shot by Mark Steensland)

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[MrChristianRC]

In summary: You lose hope, you lose the will to try.

On another note, I wish I had a cool teacher like her. My professors were so boring...

[Examiner86]

Good teaching



[TheBcurtains]

I'm not sure where the gender difference applies.

[badmuthahubbard]

In my family the women spoke up all day every day. In some of the places I've worked, too.

[dontrememberthename]

that experiment was amazing

[synchronium24]

Yep, the Professor was doing so well, and then she pulled out some spurious bullshit. If it were all one sided, why even have the boys participate in the exercise?

[Sudong Huzane]

Alex Jones brought me here.

[jordanowen42]

Interesting exercise- I'd like to hear more from her.

[SilentSputnik]

6:15 is absolute bullshit. Girls are taught from birth that they should vocalize their concerns and that people will accommodate them. Guys are taught the opposite.

[Liteboyiam]

THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS FOR GIRLS TO...???? WHAT?!?!?

i do believe this applies to all people.

damnit... i wanted to share this video but now i don't know. ugh.

[Jonty Campbell]

Biggest fear of young teens? not being 'cool'. Biggest fear of young male [straight] teens? not being 'cool' and being seen as 'gay'. Listen, forget about it, nobody cares if you are either, or not, k?

[coonoco]

BUT in minute 2:21, I see 6 hands raised per side, for the third question! the idea is fine but it's not reflected here, let's be honest!