All of the following people were unsuccessful in getting a job after undergoing three interviews. Which person's thinking illustrates the depressive attributional style?
A) Esther: "I may be terrible at job interviews, but the rest of my skills are exceptionally strong."
B) Theresa: "I am always incompetent-in job interviews and everything else."
C) Anthony: "I didn't get a job because of a bad streak of luck, and luck is always ripe for changing."
D) Paul: "I didn't try my hardest; if I work at it, I can get a job."

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Theresa's thinking illustrates the depressive attributional style because she attributes her failure to an internal (about herself), stable (always), and global (in everything) cause, which aligns with the characteristics of depressive attributional style.

All of the Following People Were Unsuccessful in Getting a Job