Research on the cognitive style of depressed persons indicates that they

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Research indicates that depressed persons tend to have a negative cognitive style and often attribute their failures to internal factors such as their own physical, mental, and moral inadequacies. Rationalization (B) and attributing failures primarily to bad luck and extenuating circumstances (C) are less common cognitive patterns in depressed persons. Giving themselves the benefit of the doubt (A) is also unlikely, as depressed individuals tend to have low self-esteem and negative beliefs about themselves.

Research on the Cognitive Style of Depressed Persons Indicates That