Hi! And welcome to my Scientific Optimism Test. This test is taken directly from a book called Learned Optimism (Seligman, 1998). Don't think too hard about any question, just choose whatever answer you would reflexively choose if you were actually in the situation. There are 48 very short questions, and they each have only 2 choices. Also, please don't skip any question, as this will mess up the score (a little). My main reason for writing this test, besides giving everyone a chance to take this test, is to map optimism to specific locations. Is California more optimistic than Rhode Island? Is America more optimistic than Great Britain? If enough people take this test, it will become clear. When I get results, I will post them on my OkCupid page. Thanks for taking my test,
-Eric
