Maxwell,a First-Year University Student,suffers from Chronic Depression

question 41

Multiple Choice

Maxwell,a first-year university student,suffers from chronic depression.After learning that he has performed poorly on his chemistry test,he is most likely to say,

• A)"The test was not a fair assessment of what I actually know."
• B)"My chemistry professor does not grade his tests fairly."
• C)"I'm incompetent and probably always will be."
• D)"I am sure most people did poorly on the test."

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Definitions:

Two-factor Theory

A concept in psychology that proposes that emotional experiences arise from a combination of a state of physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal.

James-Lange Theory

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