Darla Was Fired from Her Most Recent Job

question 46

Multiple Choice

Darla was fired from her most recent job.Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression,Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

• A) her lack of ability to do her job successfully.
• B) the bad mood that her boss was in on the day she was fired.
• C) a general downturn in the economy which resulted in massive layoffs.
• D) her coworker who started a number of false rumors about Darla.

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