Your relational partner has a very responsible position and regularly gives briefings, sales talks, and speeches to large groups of people. However, when you ask him to make a couple of phone calls for some home maintenance and repairs, he says he does not like talking on the phone. You might conclude that he has
A. systematic desensitization.
B. cognitive restructuring.
C. state apprehension.
D. trait apprehension.
Answer: C
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