Three people apply for places on a local conservation project. All three are told that their applications were unsuccessful. Their beliefs are recorded immediately afterwards.
| Person | Belief after the unsuccessful application |
|---|---|
| J | "This is disappointing, but I can apply for another place." |
| K | "Being rejected proves I am useless, and nothing I do will ever work." |
| L | "The project had limited places, so I will look for a different activity." |
Using the ABC model, explain which person the researcher should predict will be most likely to experience an unhealthy consequence during the next month, and describe one finding that would weaken this prediction.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.