Bob and Sue Are Experiencing the Same Stressor

question 91

Multiple Choice

Bob and Sue are experiencing the same stressor.A recent analysis by health psychologist Shelley Taylor suggests that physiological responses to stress may have different consequences for females than for males.According to Taylor,how would Sue most likely respond to a stressor?

• A)with fight but not flight.
• B)with flight but not fight.
• C)with tend-and-befriend.
• D)with both fight-or-flight and tend-and-befriend.

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Definitions:

Approach Motivation

The drive or inclination to move towards, engage in, or achieve a positive outcome or reward.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Power Distance

Variation in the extent to which members of a culture or an organization (especially those with less power) accept an unequal distribution of power.

Power Distance

The degree to which individuals in a society accept the uneven distribution of power among members.