Which term is defined as the way someone thinks of the world in a negative sense?

• A. Motivation
• B. Negative attitude
• C. Objective
• D. Prejudice

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how a person’s overall view of the world is described. The term that fits best here is negative attitude. An attitude is a settled way of thinking or feeling about something that colors how we interpret events and respond to them. A negative attitude means viewing things in a pessimistic light—expecting the worst, focusing on drawbacks, and interpreting ambiguous situations as unfavorable. This is different from motivation, which is about the drive to act toward goals; from an objective, which is a specific goal or endpoint; and from prejudice, which is a biased opinion about people or groups. So, describing someone as having a negative attitude captures the idea of a negative lens through which they see the world.