The Textbook Presents Research Results That Indicated All of the Following

question 26

Multiple Choice

The textbook presents research results that indicated all of the following

• A) College students with a pessimistic explanatory style performed worse in their first year in college than those with an optimistic style.
• B) Students with optimistic explanatory style show greater motivation and persist longer in the face of adversity.
• C) Students with an optimistic explanatory style the summer before law school achieved a higher GPA and greater success working on their school's law journal that those with a pessimistic style.
• D) Students with a pessimistic explanatory style tend to give up after academic frustrations.

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Definitions:

Reference Source

Materials or resources used to obtain information or data to support arguments, theories, or ideas.

Internal Locus

Refers to the belief that one's own actions or choices directly influence the outcomes in their life, as opposed to external forces.

Situational Factor

External influences that can impact consumer behavior or the outcome of marketing decisions at a given time.

Functional Needs

The basic requirements that products or services must meet to be considered useful and satisfactory by consumers.