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The thinking style of young Americans was tested and then retested 6 years later. 17& of those who had a negative thinking style developed depression, compared to 1% of the positive thinking group. To study the thinking style associated with depression American 20 year olds were tested and placed into groups of thinking styles either: positive or negative. They then retested them after six years They found that only 1% of those in the positive group developed depression, while 17% developed it in the negative thinking styles group. Shows that there does appear to be a link between depression and thinking styles. Because the participants were chosen as to fit into one of the two groups, they may not be representational and may have been chosen to fit with the conditions thus eliminating other factors that may have been obvious in other potential participants. The sample were not representational of a wider audience. Bidirectional ambiguity (it is unclear whether depressive thinking patterns or if these patterns are the consequence of having depression Page 154 - Crane and Hannibal  Crane Site: cranepsych.edublogs.org/2010/11/23/review-question-analyze-aetiologies-of-one-disorder/
 * Theorist ** : Alloy et al
 * Study ** ** of **: Cognitive causes of depression
 * Year ** : 1999
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