Ryan and Austin each asked girls to join them for prom and both were turned down. Ryan was very distressed by this rejection, while Austin was not. Their different emotional reactions to the same occurrence are likely due to differences in their

A. appraisal of the event.
B. display rules.
C. emotional reservoirs.
D. somatovisceral afference.


Answer: A

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