Multiple Choice
Sissy approaches most situations with optimism but tends to expect the worst each time she applies for a job and worries that she won't get it.If her pessimism is limited to this situation or just a few others, then
A) optimism would still be considered a stable disposition for Sissy.
B) pessimism would be a more accurate trait with which to describe Sissy.
C) neither the trait of optimism nor the trait of pessimism should be used to describe Sissy.
D) trait theory would not be a good way to describe or predict Sissy's behavior.
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