Question

A student in your class gets picked on by other students. He says its okay because that means the other students like him. This is an example of [Select all that apply]
(1 point)
Responses

a coping strategy.
a coping strategy.

a defense mechanism.
a defense mechanism.

a learned emotion.
a learned emotion.

a primary emotion.

Answer 1

Select both:
- a coping strategy — the student is using a cognitive, emotion-focused way to manage the stress of being picked on.
- a defense mechanism — the response is a form of rationalization (reinterpreting the situation as positive).

Not a learned emotion or a primary emotion.