Ryan Was Disappointed When He Was Rejected in His First

question 54

Multiple Choice

Ryan was disappointed when he was rejected in his first attempt to get admitted to a very prestigious engineering program. Despite this setback, he told his friends that he thought he would have a better chance next time, especially if he took some additional qualifying courses and raised his grade point average. Martin Seligman would say that Ryan has a(n) :

• A) confrontive coping style.
• B) Type A behavior pattern.
• C) pessimistic explanatory style.
• D) optimistic explanatory style.

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