A Study Examined Short Biographies That Were Written by Nuns

question 113

Multiple Choice

A study examined short biographies that were written by nuns in 1930. The study found that the nuns who ____ in their biographies had lived about 10 years longer than the nuns who did not.

• A)focused on their adult lives rather than their childhoods
• B)expressed high commitment to being a nun
• C)focused on other people (rather than themselves)
• D)expressed high positive emotions

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