Making internal attributions about positive events in the present and future and external attributions about negative events is known as
A)absorption.
B)self-efficacy.
C)optimism.
D)hope.
E)resilience.

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This is a description of optimism. Optimists tend to attribute positive events to their own qualities and see them as likely to continue in the future, while attributing negative events to external factors and viewing them as temporary.

Making Internal Attributions About Positive Events in the Present and Future