Statement A: The tendency to expect the best possible outcome or to think about the most hopeful aspects of any situation is known as a sense of coherence. Statement B: Optimism affects a person's efforts to avoid illness by increasing attention to information about potential health threats.
A) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Statements A and B are both true.
D) Statements A and B are both false.

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Statement A is false because the tendency to expect the best possible outcome is known as optimism, not a sense of coherence. Statement B is true as optimism can lead to increased attention to health-related information, potentially affecting efforts to avoid illness.

Statement A: the Tendency to Expect the Best Possible Outcome