Dawnelle is sitting in class, when her professor makes the following announcement: "Any student who earned less than a 70% on the last exam is required to make an appointment to see me so that we can discuss your study habits and find ways to help you
improve." She thinks to herself, "I got an 84% on that exam, so I don't have to go to his office if I don't want to." Dawnelle has made a(n) _______ appraisal of the situation, since she is deciding whether it is or is not relevant to her own circumstance.
a. tertiary
b. primary
c. coping
d. secondary
Answer: b
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