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Blue Monday

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    Reading comprehension
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  • Who created the Blue Monday theory, and in what year was it first made public?
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  • What specific organization paid for the development of Blue Monday, and what was their motivation for doing so?
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  • According to Cliff Arnall’s hypothesis, why was finding the "most depressing day of the year" useful for a travel network?
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  • What are at least four variables included in the formula \([W+(D-d)]xTQ/MxNA\)?
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  • Why did other psychologists eventually reject the validity of Arnall’s formula?
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  • What legitimate psychological condition is mentioned as a real basis for why people might feel depressed in January?
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  • Aside from the formula, what are some of the real-world reasons why January and February are difficult months for many people?
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  • How did the public initially react to the Blue Monday theory before it was scrutinized?
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  • What was the ultimate stance of Cliff Arnall regarding his own theory in later years?
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  • Why is Blue Monday classified as "pseudoscience" rather than a legitimate scientific discovery?
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