A Person Who Focuses on the Negative and Expects Failure

question 102

Multiple Choice

A person who focuses on the negative and expects failure is called a(n)

• A)optimist.
• B)realist.
• C)masochist.
• D)pessimist.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Characteristics

Refers to traits, temperaments, or personality attributes that are inherent in an individual.

Dispositional Attribution

The explanation of an individual's behavior as being caused by internal characteristics that reside within the individual, as opposed to situational factors.

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, often leading to bias in surveys or experiments.

Jones And Davis

A theory proposing that people infer the intentions and dispositions of others based on observed behaviors and the consequences of those behaviors.