A Criticism in the Current Formulations of Helplessness/hopelessness Depression Theories

question 254

Multiple Choice

A criticism in the current formulations of helplessness/hopelessness depression theories is that:

• A)It uses circular reasoning to suggest that hopelessness depression is caused by hopelessness.
• B)The findings may not be specific to depression.
• C)The depressive attributional style tend to disappear when depression remits.
• D)All of the above.

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DNA Base Sequences

The order of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a DNA molecule that determines genetic information.

Gene Frequencies

The ratio of a particular allele to the total of all other alleles of the same gene in a given population.

Evolution

A change in gene frequencies within a population over many generations; a mechanism by which genetically influenced characteristics of a population may change.

Population

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