A Person Who Is Feeling Sad and Anxious Is Likely

question 7

Multiple Choice

A person who is feeling sad and anxious is likely to process events in the world in which one of the following ways?

• A) They will rely on heuristic thinking.
• B) They will rely on deliberative thinking.
• C) They will be more apt to apply stereotypes than if they were in a happy mood.
• D) They will attend to the big picture and pay less attention to little details.

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