systematic atttributions & depression

Question 1

what did Schachter & Singer (1962) find?

Answer 1

2 factor theory of emotion - physiological & cognitive
emotions vary based on how arousal is attributed

Question 2

what causes emotion?

Answer 2

ambiguous physiological arousal & cognition labelling arousal

Question 3

define attributional style

Answer 3

tendency to make causal inferences across different situations + times.

Question 4

cite the learned helplessness theory

Answer 4

Seligman (1975)

Question 5

explain the learned helplessness theory

Answer 5

events attributed as uncontrollable causing feelings of helplessness can cause passive behavioiur in adverse situations.

dogs + depression

Question 6

criticisms of the learned helplessness theory?

Answer 6

uncontrollable - can’t test for
doesn’t account for the chronicity or the generability of depression

Question 7

describe Abraham & Seligman (1978)’s work on attributional style

Answer 7

attributions across 3 dimensions
INTERNALITY - EXTERNALITY
STABLE - UNSTABLE
GLOBAL - SPECIFIC

pessimistic attributional style (internal, stable + global) make vulnerable to depression