Optimism

So it’s quite high in .......... – they think, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be fine’, you know…

• babies

• kids and teenagers

• adults

• elderly people

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CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

And then it goes down, down, down and it hits ...... bottom in your midlife

• pop

• rock

• stone

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

And it hits rock bottom in your midlife ....... which point the optimism bias is relatively small, and then it starts climbing up again

• in

• at

• on

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

It starts climbing up again and it’s quite high in the elderly population, and that goes absolutely ........ our view of the grumpy old man, or woman.

• with

• against

• for

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

After ...... out high in children, the optimism bias hits rock bottom

• being started

• starting

• start

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.3

Rock bottom – the lowest possible level – in middle age, often because of ..............

• work pressures

• family responsibilities

• caring for elderly parents

• diseases

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

But optimism seems to increase again as we get .......

• the oldest

• older

• old

This is surprising as it goes against the image we have of the ........ old man

• happy

• grumpy

• floppy

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Grumpy old man – a phrase to describe someone who ..........

• gets easily annoyed

• complains a lot

• leads a healthy lifestyle

• is moody

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Optimistic women, ..........., can look forward to longer, healthier lives.

• meaning

• meanwhile

• meaningfully

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CCSS.L.3.2E