Imagine You Studied for This Psychology Exam with Two of Your

question 58

Multiple Choice

Imagine you studied for this psychology exam with two of your classmates.If one classmate,Becky,was very nervous and "stressed out" about the exam,and the other classmate,Craig,thought the exam "wasn't a big deal," what explains their differing attitudes

• A) Males experience many events as less stressful than females. 
• B) People's appraisals of stressful events are highly objective. 
• C) People's appraisals of stressful events are not very objective. 
• D) Some people use constructive coping techniques to reduce stress.

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