Researchers view "optimism" as
A) the expectancy that bad things are not likely to occur in the future.
B) how a person explains the causes of bad events.
C) the expectancy that good things are more likely to occur in the future.
D) All of these.

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Optimism includes both positive expectations for the future (C) and a tendency to explain negative events in a more positive way (B), while also involving the belief that negative events are less likely to occur (A). Therefore, all three options are correct.

Researchers View "Optimism" as