Which of the Following Would NOT Support the Cognitive Specificity

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT support the cognitive specificity hypothesis?

• A) Persons who share certain disorders seem inclined to employ similar cognitive distortions.
• B) Persons with depression often have a negative attributional style.
• C) Persons prone to depression often interpret negative events as occurring because of internal, global, and stable factors.
• D) Normal and abnormal behaviors are triggered by cognitive interpretation of events, rather than by the events themselves.

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Definitions:

2008-2009 Recession

A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, initiated in late 2008 due to a financial crisis.

Fiscal Policies

Government policies related to taxation and spending that are used to influence the economy.

Inflation Reduction

Efforts or policies aimed at slowing the rate at which prices for goods and services rise, thereby preserving purchasing power over time.

Stable Inflation

A situation in which the rate of inflation is low and changes very slowly over time.