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piesebel

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Professor Hall is giving a surprise test in economics class. All other things being equal, which of the following students is likely to make the most errors on the exam?
 
  a. Sandra, who has been in a depressed mood but keeps picturing the rainbow she saw just before class
  b. Carl, who is picturing the cheeseburger he is going to have for lunch
  c. Lorena, who is depressed that her boyfriend broke up with her and cannot stop thinking about how awful she feels
  d. Peter, who is confused about his attraction to Sara and is thinking about next steps

Question 2

Roy is a competitive snowboarder with a dream of being on the Olympic team someday. After a series of poor finishes and falls during competitions, he tells his parents that he was never very good, he will never make the Olympic team, and snowboarding is a stupid sport anyway. Inside he begins to think that he will never be happy doing anything but snowboarding, and that he must be a huge failure. His parents worry that he is becoming depressed. This is a ____.
 
  a. biological explanation of depression
  b. cognitive theory of depression
  c. social explanation of depression
  d. learning theory of depression



juwms

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b



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