In Discussing the Predictors of Hope and Its Factors of Pathways

question 22

Multiple Choice

In discussing the predictors of hope and its factors of pathways and agency, which of the following statements about ethnic differences is true?

• A) In Asian-Americans, positive affect was a predictor of agentic thinking.
• B) In African-Americans, sociability was the strongest predictor of agentic thinking.
• C) In Latin-Americans, rational problem-solving was not predictive of agentic thinking.
• D) In European-Americans, life satisfaction was the strongest predictor of agentic thinking.

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