Evan had replaced his lawnmower's spark plug to get it running smoothly. When his car started running poorly, he remembered the lawnmower and tried changing his car's spark plugs. His strategy was most representative of:

a. a means-ends analysis
b. working backward
c. framing
d. searching for analogies


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. replace the urgency of Type A behaviors with less intense Type B characteristics. b. move from emotion-focused coping styles into more effective problem-focused coping. c. cope with stress by taking time out and reducing the body's physiological arousal. d. begin to develop the skills to create a stress-free life.

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Psychology