Optimists deal better with stress than pessimists, even for events as severe as experiencing missile attacks

According to the discussion of the "false memory controversy,"

a. we have extensive evidence that people repress painful memories and later recover them. b. in some cases, therapists have suggested that unpleasant events may have occurred during childhood, and people may mistakenly believe that they actually occurred. c. researchers have constructed a checklist to determine whether an individual is telling the truth about an early life event; this checklist has high validity. d. the research shows that people seldom make errors; when they say they experienced an event, it is almost certain that they did so.

Dr. McKenzie decides to perform a Cesarean section in order to avoid potential harm to a baby during birth. She is most likely concerned about the mother's:

a. exposure to lead during the last weeks of pregnancy. b. outbreak of genital herpes. c. cigarette smoking just before the onset of labor. d. consumption of more than two alcoholic drinks per day.