Question 1
Cynthia lets stressful thoughts run over and over in her mind, dwelling on them, examining them, and concentrating on them. What behavior is Cynthia engaging in?
◦ reality monitoring
◦ negative reasoning
◦ rumination
◦ rationalization
Question 2
Defensive pessimism and a pessimistic explanatory style __________.
◦ refer to the same thing
◦ differ, because defensive pessimists are not convinced that the worst will continue to happen but try to prepare in case it does
◦ are similar, because both styles assume that the worst will continue to happen
◦ differ, because defensive pessimists are convinced that the worst will continue, whereas those with a pessimistic explanatory style are not