Abramson revised the learned helplessness theory to suggest that ________
A) the worldview dimension of attributions is the most important to depression.
B) hopelessness is needed to produce depression, helplessness is not important.
C) the number of negative life events someone experiences is more important than his or her attributions for those events.
D) the pessimistic attributional style people have about negative events produces depression.

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Abramson's revised learned helplessness theory suggested that the pessimistic attributional style people have about negative events produces depression. This means that individuals who make internal, stable, and global attributions for negative events are more likely to develop depression.

Abramson Revised the Learned Helplessness Theory to Suggest That ________