Samara Is a University Student Who Thinks That There Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

Samara is a university student who thinks that there is nothing she can do to get out of her depression. She thinks that her situation is all her fault and that things will always be this way. Samara is demonstrating

• A)a depressive attributional pattern
• B)learned helplessness theory
• C)dissociative disorder
• D)the "me" generation
• E)Lewinsohn's behavioural model of depression

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Definitions:

Nonzero Differences

Refers to the differences between paired observations that are not equal to zero, often considered in statistical tests like the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.

Paired Sample

Two related samples or sets of data collected from the same group of subjects, used in experiments to analyze differences under varying conditions.

Two-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two independent samples to determine if they come from populations with equal means.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.