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Melissa Hicks
on Dec 01, 2024
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What is the difference between optimistic explanatory style and pessimistic explanatory style?
A) Optimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as transient and external while pessimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as stable and global.
B) Optimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as stable while pessimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as transient.
C) Optimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as internal while pessimistic explanatory style involves seeing bad events as external.
D) Optimistic explanatory style involves seeing good events as external while pessimistic explanatory style involves seeing good events as internal.
Optimistic Explanatory Style
Refers to a manner of explaining life events in a positive light, attributing good outcomes to personal abilities and bad outcomes to external factors.
Pessimistic Explanatory Style
The inclination to ascribe adverse occurrences to constant, inherent, and widespread factors.
- Comprehend how optimistic and pessimistic explanatory styles influence perception and actions.
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Learning Objectives
- Comprehend how optimistic and pessimistic explanatory styles influence perception and actions.