What Is One of the Major Reasons That Psychologists Report

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is one of the major reasons that psychologists report results publicly?

• A)to comply with legal requirements
• B)to identify all the extraneous variables
• C)to allow other scientists to replicate their study
• D)to explain research results so that non-psychologists can understand them

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Definitions:

Optimist

An individual inclined to see the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

Expectations

Beliefs or anticipation about the way events, behaviors, or things should happen or be.

Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition in which an individual becomes passive and unable to act to escape adverse situations due to previous exposure to uncontrollable events.

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A tendency to explain negative events as permanent, pervasive, and personal causes, often linked to feelings of helplessness and depression.