According to the Chapter on Optimism and Pessimism (Chapter 17),which

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to the chapter on optimism and pessimism (Chapter 17) ,which is true?

• A) Measures of optimism and pessimism ironically tend not to be predictive of religious satisfaction.
• B) An outcome expectancy refers to the process whereby one's expectation for the future leads him or her to behave in a way that increases the probability that what is expected will be realized.
• C) There are methodological reasons why one should not conclude that the American-Japanese differences that were found in Chang et al.'s (2001) research on optimistic bias and pessimistic bias were caused by differences in culture.
• D) Measures of pessimism predict religious attentiveness.

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