When we are faced with a seemingly impossible obstacle, we are often advised to "consider it a challenge." This exhortation recommends a process termed __________.

Chris is feeling the effects of a "dual income" family. Chris is more confident and has higher career aspirations than may other kids. What can we conclude about Chris? Chris is

a. an adolescent girl. b. an adolescent boy. c. either a boy or a girl. d. confused about the future.

Sarah was driving home after a particularly difficult day at work when someone cut her off and almost caused her to wreck her car

Still shaken from her near miss, she arrived home to find that her spouse had not yet started dinner, as he had promised to do. Sarah angrily accused him of being "a lazy bum" and started an argument with him. This situation can best be explained by ________. a) the frustration-aggression hypothesis b) a hostile attributional bias c) the excitation transfer theory d) the provocation theory