A past political candidate became emotional and had tears in his eyes while talking about the difficulties of his campaign. Because he had a history of depression, this incident received more negative attention than similar behavior by other candidates without histories of depression. The different reactions to the behavior seem to be an example of:

a. dissociation
b. a diagnostic labeling effect
c. learned helplessness
d. maladaptive attributions


B

Psychology

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