People with an optimistic explanatory style tend to ___________ than people with a pessimistic explanatory style.

A) make more self-associations
B) have higher blood sugar levels
C) recover faster from some medical procedures
D) have more sensation-seeking abilities

Optimistic Explanatory Style

The tendency to attribute positive events to personal, permanent, and pervasive causes, and negative events to external, temporary, and specific ones.

Medical Procedures

Standardized actions performed by healthcare professionals to diagnose, treat, or prevent health conditions.

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

The tendency to explain negative events as being pervasive, personal, and permanent, often leading to feelings of helplessness.