Cognitive explanations hold that depression results from specific, negative ways of thinking about one's situation. Explain this approach
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Depressed people believe that their situation is permanent and uncontrollable.
? They expect that nothing is going to get better, so they do nothing to improve their lives and remain unhappy.
? They tend to ruminate or brood about everything that is wrong in their lives.
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U.S. suicide behavior among children under age 14 seems to be linked to suicide attempts, family turmoil, and stress
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why should you stop yourself from restricting your search to full-text articles that are available on-line?
a. these articles are proprietary, and thus too expensive to use exclusively b. they are not yet peer reviewed c. a thorough literature search will probably have articles and books on it that are not yet available online d. You shouldn't. Full-text only is fine
The problems that schizophrenics have with memory and attention are most likely related to an increased tendency of having brain damage in the ____.
A. cerebellum B. prefrontal cortex C. occipital cortex D. medulla
In a study by Carey and Bartlett (1978), children were presented with a blue-colored tray and an olive-colored tray, and they were asked to get the "chromium" tray, not the blue one
All of the children retrieved the olive tray, thus inferring that "chromium" referred to the olive color. Later, when asked the color of the olive tray, children responded by saying "chromium." This is an example of ___. a. semantic bootstrapping b. overlapping c. fast mapping d. overgeneralization