This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: What are attributions? Why are psychologists interested in them? Describe, with a specific example, ... (Read 18 times)

stevenposner

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 608
on: Jun 22, 2018
What are attributions? Why are psychologists interested in them? Describe, with a specific example, how attributions can be used to explain depression.
 
  Help wanted on this one please

Question 2

Describe emotions and list the six basic emotions researchers have isolated to reduce our lexicon of feelings.
 
  What are emotions?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

matt95

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Attributions involve how people perceive causes, their beliefs about cause-effect relations. Attribution errors can play a prominent role in the development of psychopathology. For example, a person who attributes a bad event to internal, stable, and global causes is more at risk for depression. So a student getting a bad grade who says I'm stupid will feel more helpless and ultimately more depressed.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Emotions, internal feeling states, are essential to human experience and to our understanding of mental disorders. The six basic emotions are love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness, and fear.


stevenposner

  • Member
  • Posts: 608
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

shewald78

  • Member
  • Posts: 340
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.

Did you know?

Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

Did you know?

It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.

Did you know?

About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.

Mendel’s crosses resulted in specific phenotypic ratios Mendel’s crosses resulted in specific phenotypic ratios
Relationship of the 12 cranial nerves to specific regions of the brain. Relationship of the 12 cranial nerves to specific regions of the brain.
Examples of Specific Antidotes for Overdosed Substances or Toxins Examples of Specific Antidotes for Overdosed Substances or Toxins
Time Estimates for Specific Office Procedures Time Estimates for Specific Office Procedures
Using hot stones for specific applications under the scapula. Using hot stones for specific applications under the scapula.
Describe the functions of fat in the body Describe the functions of fat in the body
Video: Interview with Person having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library