Abramson Revised the Learned Helplessness Theory to Suggest That ________

question 85

Multiple Choice

Abramson revised the learned helplessness theory to suggest that ________

• A) the worldview dimension of attributions is the most important to depression.
• B) hopelessness is needed to produce depression, helplessness is not important.
• C) the number of negative life events someone experiences is more important than his or her attributions for those events.
• D) the pessimistic attributional style people have about negative events produces depression.

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Definitions:

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference that allows one to deduce a particular instance from a universal statement, essentially moving from a general statement to a specific example.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule stating that if something is true for some member of a domain, then it is true that there exists something in that domain for which the proposition holds.

Quantifier Negation

The process of changing the quantifier in a statement, such as from "all" to "not all," to negate its original meaning.

Universal Generalization

A principle of deductive reasoning that allows one to conclude that something is true for all cases after confirming it is true in every observed case.