Editing Locus of control (section)

==='''Examples'''===
In the <i>[https://youtu.be/gFmFOmprTt0?t=77 Learned Helplessness Video1]</i> below, Ph.D Developmental Psychologist, Charisse Nixon, used an anagram activity in her class to induce learned helplessness. The result showed that in a very short amount of time, the group who were given two ‘unsolvable’ words and failed to complete the task gave up on the last word on the list; whereas the group who were given two rather easy words were also able to solve the last word which was the same last words from the unsolvable group. The teacher then asked the unsolvable group about their feelings (<i>[https://youtu.be/gFmFOmprTt0?t=204 Learned Helplessness Video2]</i>) and her students answered with many [[Learning emotions | negative emotions]] such as frustration, confusion and stupid. Later the teacher went on to discover why it was more difficult for the unsolvable group to complete the third word, and one student exclaimed that his confidence was shot<ref name="LearnedHelplessnessVid">zooeygirl. (2007, November 2). Learned Helplessness [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFmFOmprTt0</ref>.
<p>See also: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFmFOmprTt0 Learned Helplessness Full Video]</p>
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[[File:Elephant rope.JPG|link=|thumb|320px|Story: The Elephant Rope <br>image from: [https://motivationandinspirationstory.news.blog/2019/12/02/the-elephant-rope/ The Elephant Rope]]]
Another great example can be seen in the story 'The Elephant Rope'<ref name="MusaMusa_2019">Musa, M., & Musa, M. (2019, December 2). The Elephant Rope. INSIPIRATION STORY. https://motivationandinspirationstory.news.blog/2019/12/02/the-elephant-rope/</ref> where it talks about the cause of learned helplessness and finishes with a touch of encouragement.
<p>The summary of the story is about elephants that were chained and confined at their young age developed a belief that they were not able to break free and yet gave up on trying, even when the elephants grew bigger and stronger while the confinements remained the same. The author then asks the readers to reflect on their own experiences based on the story.</p>
<p>In this example, the elephants in their young ages were in an <b>uncontrollable</b> state where they were not able to break free from the chains and ropes. Over time the elephants lost the will to even try to break out from the confinements. The results showed that even when the confinements remained the same, because the elephants developed <b>learned helplessness</b>, they did not attempt to escape.
<p>The full story can be found [https://motivationandinspirationstory.news.blog/2019/12/02/the-elephant-rope/ <b>here</b>].