Which of the following statements regarding coping strategies is NOT true?
A. Emotion-focused coping works better than problem-focused coping.
B. Many people use both problem-focused and emotion-focused coping.
C. Problem-solving coping works better, in general, than emotion-focused coping.
D. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: A
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a. authoritarianism? aggression b. self-monitoring? altruism c. need for cognition? need for closure d. narcissism? empathy
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a. subjectivity b. neutrality c. objectivity d. perspective
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