People Are Said to Have a Pessimistic Explanatory Style If

question 3

Multiple Choice

People are said to have a pessimistic explanatory style if their explanations for failure are consistently

• A) external and specific.
• B) global and stable.
• C) internal and unstable.
• D) specific and grandiose.

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Definitions:

Stock Dividends Distributable

A liability account that records the amount of dividends declared by the company to be paid out in the form of additional shares.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is retained by the company rather than distributed to its owners as dividends.

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership in a corporation, providing voting rights and a share in the company's profits through dividends.

Dividends in Arrears

Outstanding dividends on cumulative preferred stock that have not been declared or paid for the prescribed dividend period.