What Is the Difference Between Optimistic Explanatory Style and Pessimistic

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Multiple Choice

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.

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