Although Optimism Is Sometimes Portrayed as a Stable Personality Trait,Seligman

question 63

Multiple Choice

Although optimism is sometimes portrayed as a stable personality trait,Seligman has led the way in popularizing _____,which says that anyone,including pessimists,can learn the skills to be an optimist.

• A) learning optimism
• B) cultivating optimism
• C) building optimism
• D) learned optimism

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