An individual who recently had preventive bypass surgery might ...

[iveyjurea]

An individual who recently had preventive bypass surgery might think, At least I didn't have a serious heart attack like my older brother did. This thinking exemplifies the strategy known as
 
  A) self-serving bias.
  B) pessimistic explanatory style.
  C) downward social comparison.
  D) basking in reflected glory.

Question 2

According to cognitive theorists, some people are prone to suffer from problems with anxiety because they tend to
 
  A) focus excessive attention on perceived threats.
  B) misinterpret harmless situations as threatening.
  C) selectively recall information that seems threatening.
  D) all of these are true.

[ansleighelindsey]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D

[iveyjurea]

Thank you!

[ansleighelindsey]

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