Depressed individuals tend to attribute negative outcomes to __________ and positive outcomes to __________.

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Depressed individuals tend to view negative outcomes as a result of their own personal shortcomings or failures, while attributing positive outcomes to external factors such as luck or chance. This cognitive bias is known as the depressive attributional style. Option A is incorrect because depressed individuals tend to blame themselves for negative outcomes, rather than others. Option C is incorrect because depressed individuals do not necessarily attribute both positive and negative outcomes to chance. Option D is incorrect because it is not a widely accepted explanation for depressive attributional style.

Depressed Individuals Tend to Attribute Negative Outcomes to __________ and Positive