Question

individuals who believe that an unpleasant experience is unavoidable and therefore do nothing to change the course of events are exhibiting
a. self - actualization attributes
b. the fight - or - flight response
c. attributional deficits
d. cognitive dissonance

Explanation:

• Option A: Self - actualization attributes are about fulfilling one's potential, not related to avoiding action due to perceived inevitability.
• Option B: Fight - or - flight is a response to immediate threat (fight or flee), not about inaction from perceiving events as unavoidable.
• Option C: Attributional deficits (or learned helplessness - related attribution) can lead to the belief that events are uncontrollable, so one does nothing. This matches the description.
• Option D: Cognitive dissonance is about conflicting beliefs/attitudes, not about inaction from perceived inevitability.

Answer:

C. attributional deficits