Suppose a depressed person is engaged in real-life creative problem solving. Specifically, he is planning a business trip to a new country and figuring out all the supplies, information, skills, and so on that might be necessary. Research suggests that, compared to healthy controls, he might perform this task
A. better, because heightened stress levels will allow him to react to new information more quickly.
B. better, because he will more easily notice the various things that could go wrong.
C. worse, because focusing on his own thoughts will make him less able to concentrate.
D. equally well, but he is likely to be less satisfied with whatever the outcome is.
Answer: C
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