When we are faced with a seemingly impossible obstacle, we are often advised to "consider it a challenge." This exhortation recommends a process termed:
a) attitude adjustment.
b) reattribution.
c) cognitive dissonance.
d) reappraisal.
ANS: D, In reappraisal, we change our interpretation of an emotional situation.
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