Seligman and his colleagues conducted a course in which university students at risk for depression were taught cognitive and social problem-solving skills. Students in the study were determined to be at risk for depression based on a

A. low score on a test of learned helplessness.
B. pessimistic cognitive style.
C. family history of depression.
D. poor response to antidepressant medication.


Answer: B

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