Which of the following is true about the life of Martin Seligman?
a. He has admitted that he has a happy and joyful life.
c. He is an intelligent but laid-back person who sees work as a necessary evil.
b. His early school days was marked by a feeling of isolation.
d. He resigned to psychology in the absence of other viable alternatives.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Seligman attended to a private prep school in Albany, New York; most of the students came from wealthy upper-class families and Seligman felt like an outsider. He was keenly aware of the differences between him and the other boys, and as a result felt isolated and alone.
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