According to attribution-helplessness theory people may feel helpless to prevent future negative outcomes and may experience depression if they attribute their present lack of control to an ___ cause.

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According to attribution-helplessness theory, people may feel helpless to prevent future negative outcomes and may experience depression if they attribute their present lack of control to an internal (personal) cause, global (affecting many areas of their life), and stable (unlikely to change) cause. Option B best fits this explanation. Option A describes an attribution that suggests the cause is specific (to a particular situation) and unstable (likely to change). Option C describes an attribution that suggests the cause is external (outside of their control) and unstable. Option D describes an attribution that suggests the cause is external, global, and stable.

According to Attribution-Helplessness Theory People May Feel Helpless to Prevent