Darla was fired from her most recent job. Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression, Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

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Seligman's theory suggests that individuals who attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global factors (such as their own lack of ability) are more prone to depression than those who attribute such events to external, unstable, and specific factors (such as a bad boss mood). Therefore, Darla is more prone to depression if she sees her firing as a reflection of her own abilities (internal) that are unlikely to change in the future (stable) and will affect all areas of her life (global).

Darla Was Fired from Her Most Recent Job