Which of the Following Attributions Regarding a Failure or a Setback

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following attributions regarding a failure or a setback illustrates the global quality of a depressed person's explanatory style?

• A)"It's my fault."
• B)"It's going to last forever."
• C)"The whole world is against me."
• D)"It's going to affect everything I do."

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Definitions:

Maximin Strategy

A decision rule which aims to maximize the minimum payoff attainable, often used under conditions of uncertainty.

Payoffs

The returns or benefits received from a particular action or investment.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept within game theory where each player's strategy is optimal, given the strategies of other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing their own strategy alone.

Dominant Strategy

A strategy in a game theory context that is best for a player regardless of what strategies other players choose.