A strength of the cognitive explantion of depression?

-Reserach evidence that supports Beck's cognitive explanation of depression with the negative triad -Hammen and Krantz foudnt hat depressed ppts made more error in logic when asked to interpret written material then non-depressed ppts. -Bates found that depressed ppts who were given negative automic-thought statement became more and more depressed -These findings support Beck's explanation of depression as shows that there is a positive correlation between negative thinking and depression