Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) On average, women are more optimistic than are men.
• B) Optimistic people tend to be healthier than pessimists.
• C) Optimistic people tend to be less stressed and less depressed than pessimists.
• D) In general, people expect more good things to happen to them than to their peers.
• E) Most people have a healthy balance of optimism and reality-monitoring.

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A term coined by Carl Jung referring to structures of the unconscious mind which are shared among beings of the same species.

Personality Functioning

Aspects of an individual's personality that influence their patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior in daily life.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts such as the collective unconscious and archetypes.

Individualism

A societal ideology that elevates the principle of personal freedom over the authority of groups or state mechanisms.