Research Has Examined the Degree to Which Individuals' Optimistic and Pessimistic

question 74

Multiple Choice

Research has examined the degree to which individuals' optimistic and pessimistic strategies persist across various contexts. The results of this research suggest that

• A) correlations of strategy use across contexts range from about .30 to .40.
• B) correlations of strategy use across contexts are essentially zero.
• C) the correlation of strategy use across contexts is about .30 for optimism but about -.30 for pessimism.
• D) the correlation of strategy use across contexts is about -.30 for optimism but about .30 for pessimism.

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