People Who Tend to Focus on Avoiding Negative Outcomes Are

question 96

Multiple Choice

People who tend to focus on avoiding negative outcomes are:

• A) low in prevention focus.
• B) high in prevention focus.
• C) high in need for cognition.
• D) low in need for cognition.

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