Which Statement Is True About Depression According to the Research

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about depression according to the research reviewed in the critical reading exercise on whether emotion makes people less rational?

• A) Depression impairs a person's ability to think rationally and has been identified as leading to increases in negative emotions, such as anger and anxiety.
• B) Depression can impair the ability to think rationally, but depressed participants have been shown to perform significantly faster on a deductive reasoning task.
• C) Depression almost always impairs reasoning, while happiness improves reasoning.
• D) Depression is the best example of how an emotion impairs reasoning because among the various negative emotions, it is the one that shows the most negative effects.

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Definitions:

Emotion

A complex psychological state involving an individual's subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.

Flashbulb Memories

Vivid, highly detailed memories of significant events, typically retained with a feeling of emotional intensity.

Confidence

the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. It's also a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.