After major heart surgery,

a. optimists were more likely than pessimists to require hospitalization.
b. pessimists were more likely than optimists to require hospitalization.
c. optimists and pessimists were equally likely to require hospitalization.
d. pessimists were more likely to require hospitalization if the procedure was mild; optimists were more likely to require hospitalization if the procedure was severe.

B

Psychology

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Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to ____, while the conscious system ____

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Psychology