Marlon Was Driving Along One Night When He Heard a Sharp

question 128

Multiple Choice

Marlon was driving along one night when he heard a sharp pop from the inside of his car's engine.Within moments steam began billowing out from under the hood of the car.Marlon thought to himself,"This is going to be a problem,but it sounds like a gasket blew and I have the tools to fix it in the trunk.If I can't get it fixed,I can use my cell phone to call a friend or a tow truck." Marlon's assessment of his ability to deal with the stressor is called a(n) __________ appraisal.

• A) inductive
• B) reactive
• C) secondary
• D) primary

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Definitions:

Gamble

The act of risking something of value on the outcome of an event in the hope of gaining something of greater value.

Hypotheses Forming

The process of creating an educated guess or proposition that attempts to explain certain phenomena or relationships, which can be tested through research or experimentation.

Scene Identification

The cognitive process of recognizing and categorizing a visual environment or context in which an event takes place.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering problem-solving abilities.