A Counterintuitive Research Finding Involving Depression Is That

question 64

Multiple Choice

A counterintuitive research finding involving depression is that

• A)depressed people assume they have more control over the outcome of events than do nondepressed people.
• B)depressed people have a more accurate view of circumstances than do nondepressed people.
• C)nondepressed people are less attentive to reality than are depressed people.
• D)nondepressed people have a more accurate view of circumstances than do depressed people.

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