According to studies by Peterson & Seligman, 1987, et al., _____ were shown to develop stronger immune systems and to be more likely to recover from heart attacks
a. realists
c. optimists
b. pessimists
d. wealthy adults
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Optimists seem to develop stronger immune systems and are more likely to recover from heart attacks and to experience less pain and fewer symptoms following heart surgery than pessimists (Peterson & Seligman, 1987; Peterson, Maier, & Seligman, 1993; Ronaldson, Poole, Kidd, Leigh, Jahangiri, & Steptoe, 2014).
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