After Successfully Resisting the Temptation to Criticize Her Sister for Spilling

question 196

Multiple Choice

After successfully resisting the temptation to criticize her sister for spilling milk during dinner,Angela was unable to resist making insulting comments to her sister for eating too much of a high-calorie dessert.Angela's inability to refrain from making insulting comments best illustrates the impact of

• A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• B) learned helplessness.
• C) depleting self-control energy.
• D) biofeedback.

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