Primary appraisal refers to the stage in emotional adjustment during which
a. the means of meeting a threat is chosen.
b. the pros and cons of a particular course of action are weighed.
c. one decides if a situation is threatening or not.
d. vague feelings of anxiety begin.
C
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directional references used in the English language, which lends support to the a. law of linguistic effect. b. linguistic relativity hypothesis. c. semantic differential. d. transformation rule hypothesis.
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A. the method of predictive yield. B. a test administered and scored by Rafael's ex. C. an expectancy table. D. a Taylor-Russell table.
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