When bad things happen to some people, they tend to blame it on themselves and fail to realize that things are likely to get better. This is known as ______________
A) a pessimistic explanatory style
B) learned helplessness
C) compensatory control
D) resilience
Answer: A
Rationale: A pessimistic explanatory style is the tendency to interpret and explain negative events as internally based and as a constant, stable quality.
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