The Importance of Drawing a Distinction Between State and Trait

question 15

Multiple Choice

The importance of drawing a distinction between state and trait affect as illustrated by the Cohen and colleagues study (1995) is the apparent

• A)misinterpretation of symptoms by the state-negative group
• B)cognitive bias of the state- negative group
• C)cognitive bias of the trait-negative group
• D)predisposition to developing URI symptoms in the state-negative
• E)predisposition to developing URI symptoms in the trait-negative group

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