According to the Cognitive-Affective Personality System,who Is Likely to Do

question 90

Multiple Choice

According to the cognitive-affective personality system,who is likely to do better on an exam,an optimist or a pessimist,and why?

• A) Both will perform equally. Their different personality styles cause them to prepare for the exam differently but equally effectively.
• B) Optimists will perform better, because they believe they will do well.
• C) Both will perform equally. Optimism and pessimism are not related to test performance.
• D) Pessimists will perform better, because they believe they will fail so they study harder.

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Definitions:

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Malthus

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