A Number of Laboratory and Field Studies in Social Psychology

Multiple Choice

A number of laboratory and field studies in social psychology have revealed that two psychological factors determine whether a setback is perceived as stressful: _______ and _______.

A) people's prior experience with setbacks; their projections of future success.
B) how common the setback is; how much control people feel.
C) people's mood; people's prior experience with setbacks
D) how much control people feel; how they explain the causes.
E) how permanent the setback is; how severe the setback is.