The social information-processing theory of depression holds which of the following?
A) Children with depression have a hostile attribution bias and believe that others' perceived hostile actions derive from external and unstable factors.
B) Children with depression have a victim attribution bias and believe that others' perceived hostile actions derive from external and unstable factors.
C) Children with depression have a hostile attribution bias and believe that others' perceived hostile actions derive from internal and stable factors.
D) Children with depression have a victim attribution bias and believe that others' perceived hostile actions derive from external and stable factors.

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The social information-processing theory of depression holds that children with depression have a hostile attribution bias and believe that others' perceived hostile actions derive from internal and stable factors. Option C correctly reflects this. Option A is incorrect because it predicts that children attribute hostility to unstable factors, when in fact they attribute it to stable factors. Option B is incorrect because it describes a victim attribution bias, which is not predicted by the theory. Option D is incorrect because it predicts that children attribute hostility to stable factors, when in fact they attribute it to stable factors.

The Social Information-Processing Theory of Depression Holds Which of the Following