Cioffi and Holloway Had People Use Different Strategies to Cope

question 39

Multiple Choice

Cioffi and Holloway had people use different strategies to cope with a painful stimulus,sticking one's hand in ice-water for as long as possible.What were the effects of asking people to avoid thinking about the pain on the length of time they took to recover from the task?

• A) They were faster to recover than those asked to form a mental picture of their home.
• B) They were slower to recover than those asked to form a mental picture of their home.
• C) They were able to keep their hand submerged longer than those who formed a mental picture of their home.
• D) They were unable to keep their hand submerged as long as those who formed a mental picture of their home.

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