16. Februar 2009
Hilflosigkeit
Gefühle der Hilflosigkeit sind erlernbar. Die Quelle sollte komplett gelesen werden.Psychologists have observed a phenomenon in lab rats that is called learned helplessness:Zuviele Menschen haben bereits aufgegeben und sind sich dessen vermutlich nichteinmal bewusst. Besser, man stirbt mit dem Schwert in der Hand.
What scientists will do is put a healthy rat in an uncontrollable situation, such as in a cylinder of water with nothing to stand on - and the rat will panic and swim and fight and fight and then, finally, when none of that works, it gives up. The rat has now learned helplessness. If you put the rat back in the water, but give it a hidden ledge to stand on, the rat won’t search for it or even try to swim, it’ll just give up and drown.
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