Azanae just got her first after-school job and now a friend is pressuring her to go out for the track team. which stress-management strategy would be most relevant for avoiding stress in this situation? a. seeking support from others c. redirecting nervous energy b. practicing relaxation techniques d. using refusal skills 15. assume that you are feeling stress because you have an oral presentation tomorrow. what is an effective way to deal with the stress? a. prepare for and practice the presentation early. b. postpone the presentation until next week. c. focus on what might go wrong during the presentation

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.