Research has examined the degree to which individuals' optimistic and pessimistic strategies persist across various contexts. The results of this research suggest that
A) correlations of strategy use across contexts range from about .30 to .40.
B) correlations of strategy use across contexts are essentially zero.
C) the correlation of strategy use across contexts is about .30 for optimism but about -.30 for pessimism.
D) the correlation of strategy use across contexts is about -.30 for optimism but about .30 for pessimism.

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The results suggest that there is a moderate level of consistency in how individuals apply optimistic and pessimistic strategies across different contexts, with correlations ranging from about .30 to .40. This indicates that people who tend to use a certain strategy (optimistic or pessimistic) in one context are somewhat likely to use the same strategy in other contexts as well.

Research Has Examined the Degree to Which Individuals' Optimistic and Pessimistic