The Textbook Distinguishes Between a Challenge and a Threat

question 12

Multiple Choice

The textbook distinguishes between a challenge and a threat. Which one of the following is most likely to be a threat rather than a challenge?

• A) You think you can probably make the basketball team, but only if you practice every day at home.
• B) You are required to take a college course in nuclear physics, even though you failed basic physics in high school.
• C) You have invited a friend to dinner and are trying a recipe you've never tried before.
• D) You're asked to climb up a twenty-foot rope hanging from the ceiling. You've climbed ten feet before, but you've never climbed twenty feet.

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