There are some problems that cannot be solved, but we can change the way we think about the problem. What coping method is being
used when a person says, "I'm devastated that our home was flooded but at least it is still standing. Some of the houses closer to the river are completely gone"? A) Finding the positives in a difficult situationB) Denying the reality of the situationC) Learning from the experienceD) Using a sense of humour
Answer: the correct is A) Finding the positives in a difficult situation
Explanation: there are problems that cannot be solved but a way to overcome a difficult situation is appealing to social comparisons and finding the positives in a diificult situation.
Although President Obama is of mixed race, White Americans typically perceive and label him as Black. Researchers believe this happens because White observers <u>selectively attend to</u> the distinctive physical features of the less-familiar Black minority.
