Which of the following is not listed in the text as a benefit to defensive pessimism?
a. setting low expectations reduces the sting of failure
b. thinking about worst-case scenarios allows you to prepare for them in advance
c. anxiety on task performance is reduced
d. self-esteem is improved
D
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When you were in high school, your friends had "mosquito" ring tones on their cell phones. Mosquito tones are very high-pitched (17kHz) tones. What did your 45-year-old teachers think of it?
a. Some of the teachers thought that there was an invasion of mosquitoes at your school. b. Most the time the ring tones were very quiet and the teachers seemed to like them. c. They found the high-pitched noise to be very irritating. d. Most never heard it.