Optimists tend to use alternative thinking to
a. weather the challenges of life more effectively than pessimists.
b. make themselves feel better by comparing their performance to that of less competent others.
c. find a scapegoat.
d. improve their cognitive abilities.
e. find other people to feel superior to.
a. weather the challenges of life more effectively than pessimists.
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