A Person's Belief That Good Things Are More Likely to Happen

question 75

Multiple Choice

A person's belief that good things are more likely to happen to them than to other people is called

• A) personal optimism
• B) comparative optimism
• C) relative optimism
• D) self-serving optimism

Describe the concept of risk, probability, and their types.

Recognize various lateral thinking techniques and their application in fostering creativity.

Compare and contrast vertical and lateral thinking methods and their impacts on decision-making and problem-solving.

Explain the bounded rationality model of decision making and its relevance to everyday decisions by employees and leaders.

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Definitions:

Emotionally Stressful Events

These are incidents or circumstances that cause significant psychological stress or emotional disturbance.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in the processing of emotions, including fear, anxiety, and the formation of emotional memories.

Basal Ganglia

A group of nuclei in the brain associated with a variety of functions, including control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion.

Retrieving

The process of accessing and bringing into consciousness information stored in memory.