It takes a lot to train a horse in order for a person to have the lead of it, but once it is done, the horse is completaly domesticated. For this, learned helplessness comes in hand.
In order for a horse to be on your complete command, you have to train it. The poor horse lives a life, since it is small, of whipping, specific excersising and a special diet. All this factors affect the horse's outcome as a domestic horse. The horse, after having this harsh and limited life since it is born, never experiences being free and whot life is as a normal horse. Instead, it is forced to have a closed life. This haw the horse will be complete helpless and eventually will only do what he knows it is ok to do, which is follow his leader's instructions.
This is an example of learned helplessness, and as it is done with horses, it is done with dogs, dolphins monkeys, birds, and any animal that can be domesticated.
No comments:
Post a Comment