In context of the cultural differences in explanatory styles, ...

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In context of the cultural differences in explanatory styles, Japanese college students were found to be more _____ than American students.
 
  a. optimistic
  c. radical
  b. pessimistic
  d. sensation seeking

Question 2

According to studies by Peterson & Seligman, 1987, et al., _____ were shown to develop stronger immune systems and to be more likely to recover from heart attacks.
 
  a. realists
  c. optimists
  b. pessimists
  d. wealthy adults

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: A comparison of college students in the United States and Japan found that Japanese students were more pessimistic than American students. The American students were far more likely to predict that positive events would happen to them rather than to other people. In contrast, Japanese students believed that positive events were much more likely to happen to other people (Chang, Asakawa, & Sanna, 2001).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Optimists seem to develop stronger immune systems and are more likely to recover from heart attacks and to experience less pain and fewer symptoms following heart surgery than pessimists (Peterson & Seligman, 1987; Peterson, Maier, & Seligman, 1993; Ronaldson, Poole, Kidd, Leigh, Jahangiri, & Steptoe, 2014).