By age ______, the average man is almost deaf

Constructive coping includes all of the following EXCEPT

a. confronting a problem directly. b. inhibiting emotional reactions to stress. c. reliance on the use of defense mechanisms. d. making reasonably realistic appraisals of coping resources.

Renata starts grad school this fall and is locked into the program for the next three years because she has accepted a fellowship. Unfortunately, Renata discovers that she hates the field specialization she is in. According to cognitive dissonance theory, Renata is likely to ____.?

a. ?maintain her dislike of the program until completion b. ?decide that she loves the program c. ?decide how much the amount of the fellowship justifies her staying in a field she dislikes d. ?quit school immediately and find a job until she finds another program she likes better