There is an area of psychology called "learnedhelplessness" that concerns itself with the consequences to people when they conclude that they have little choice in what happens to them.
心理学中有一个唤作“习得性无助”的领域,研究人们认为自己对所处境况无助时的后果。
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If both female bonobos and chimps are better at tool use than males, I wonder where the learnedhelplessness of human females comes from.