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Eli grew up in an impoverished neighborhood and had friends who never went to school and ended up in prison. He finished high school while holding down a full-time job at night. He has put himself through college while working and caring for his ailing parents. Throughout the challenges, Eli always believes that things would work out for the best. Eli is displaying ____.
 
  a. a self-serving bias
  b. dispositional optimism
  c. a Type A personality
  d. the actor-observer bias

Question 2

Ozlem thinks that things always work out positively for her. When she has a problem, she takes steps to eliminate it immediately, and she thinks of the problem as a challenge. Ozlem seems to be a person with ____.
 
  a. dispositional optimism
  b. high neuroticism
  c. type A characteristics
  d. high extraversion



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a



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