Someone with an Optimistic Explanatory Style Is Likely to Make

question 43

Multiple Choice

Someone with an optimistic explanatory style is likely to make which types of attributions for success?

• A) internal, stable, specific
• B) internal, stable, global
• C) internal, unstable, global
• D) external, unstable, specific

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Definitions:

Exothermic

Describes a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat.

Transition States

High-energy states through which reactants must pass for a chemical reaction to occur, representing a maximum in energy on the reaction path between reactants and products.

Endothermic

A reaction or process that absorbs heat from its surroundings, resulting in a temperature decrease in the external environment.

Frequency Factor

A term in chemical kinetics that represents the frequency of collisions that lead to a reaction, influenced by the orientation and energy of the reactants.