A Pessimistic Explanatory Style Involves Accounting for Negative Events or Situations

question 62

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A pessimistic explanatory style involves accounting for negative events or situations with external, unstable, and specific explanations.

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Definitions:

Root

The section of a plant that is usually found beneath the soil, responsible for absorbing water and nutrients.

Prefix

An affix placed before a word to modify its meaning, such as re-, un-, or anti-.

-poiesis

A suffix meaning the formation, production, or generation of something, such as in 'hemopoiesis' the production of blood cells.

Suffix

A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -tion, -sion, -ness.