When Compared to Realistic Optimists, Those with Pessimistic Explanatory Styles

question 197

Multiple Choice

When compared to realistic optimists, those with pessimistic explanatory styles tend to:

• A) drink and smoke too much.
• B) develop their sense of humor.
• C) plan for the future.
• D) have higher levels of white blood cells.

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

The metabolic process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

Oxygen Molecules

Diatomic molecules consisting of two oxygen atoms bonded together, essential for the process of cellular respiration.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose to pyruvate, generating energy and pyruvate molecules, occurring in the cytoplasm of cells.