Which of the following self-deceptions developed by Shelley Taylor and her colleagues refers to unrealistic positive thinking about the future?

In distinguishing between beliefs and attitudes, it is useful to recognize that beliefs help people ____ while attitudes help people ____

a. explain things; make choices b. make choices; explain things c. rationalize occurrences; explain things d. explain things; rationalize occurrences

The purpose of such new verdicts as "guilty, but mentally ill" and "culpable and mentally disabled" is to ____

a. increase the courts' awareness that mentally ill criminals are not responsible for their actions b. reduce the influence of mental health professionals in trials c. separate the issue of mental illness from individual responsibility for their actions d. eliminate the idea of personal responsibility from the law