A student has recently managed to earn a spot on a highly competitive high-school basketball team. Research on psychological disorders suggests that if this student is depressed, their will attribute their success to __________ factors, whereas if they are not depressed, they will most likely attribute their achievement to __________.

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Depressed individuals tend to attribute successes to external factors (luck, ease of task, etc.), while non-depressed individuals are more likely to attribute their successes to personal factors (skills, effort, etc.).

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