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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]
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a coping strategy.
a coping strategy.

a defense mechanism.
a defense mechanism.

a learned emotion.
a learned emotion.

a primary emotion.

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Correct choices: a coping strategy and a defense mechanism.

Explanation: The student's response is a form of rationalization/positive reappraisal (reducing distress by reframing the situation), which can function as a coping strategy and is classically described as a defense mechanism. It is not an emotion (neither primary nor learned).