Which of the following would be the LEAST effective plan for resisting temptation?
a. Remind yourself about the attraction of the tempting event.
b. Remind yourself to avoid looking at the tempting object.
c. Remind yourself of the rules against touching a tempting object.
d. Try to distract yourself by taking part in activities not related to the tempting object.
a
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A) knowledge function B) value-expressive function C) utilitarian function D) ego-defensive function E) all of the above
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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