In Their Experiment in Which Women Participants Preferred to Wait

Multiple Choice

In their experiment in which women participants preferred to wait with the other "future shock victims," Gump and Kulik said that this occurred because

A) the attribution of the cause of a threatening or unfamiliar situation helps us to alleviate fear and anxiety.
B) the use of denial in coping with negative emotions tends to occur most readily in groups.
C) other people tend to encourage us in using positive defense mechanisms, such as sublimation and compensation.
D) seeing that other people are reacting calmly can help reassure and soothe us when a situation is threatening or unfamiliar, or when we are in doubt.