Ari Needs to Have a Talk with a Close Friend

question 14

Multiple Choice

Ari needs to have a talk with a close friend, Gilad, about something that has been bothering him - a conflict in their relationship. Ari is concerned that the conversation will be stressful, and that Gilad will become angry and defensive. In order to prepare for the conversation, Ari has a practice conversation with another friend, asking this person to pretend to be Gilad and respond as Gilad might. This is an example of:

• A) situational avoidance.
• B) rumination.
• C) psychological inoculation.
• D) detached reappraisal.

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Definitions:

Negatively Skewed

A distribution of data where most values cluster at the high end with a tail extending to the low end, indicating that the median is greater than the mean.

Positively Skewed

A distribution of data where more values fall on the left-hand side of the distribution, making the tail on the right longer or fatter.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, reflecting the strength and direction of their relationship.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatterplot.