If Maurice Has a Depressive Explanatory Style, Then He Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

If Maurice has a depressive explanatory style, then he is likely to attribute his failures to factors that are

• A) stable, global, and internal.
• B) stable, global, and external.
• C) unstable, situational, and internal.
• D) unstable, situational, and external.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a response increases because a negative condition is stopped or avoided as a consequence of the response.

Salient

Being most noticeable or important; prominently standing out.

Stimuli

Environmental factors or changes that elicit a response from an organism or part of the body.

Learning Theorists

Scholars and researchers who study and develop theories about how people learn, often focusing on the processes of acquiring, modifying, or responding to information and behavior.