Your relational partner has a very responsible position and regularly gives briefings, sales talks, and speeches to large groups of people. However, when you ask him to make a couple of phone calls for some home maintenance and repairs, he says he does not like talking on the phone. You might conclude that he has
A) trait apprehension.
B) state apprehension.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) cognitive restructuring.

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His discomfort with talking on the phone for home maintenance and repairs is a specific instance of state apprehension, rather than a general trait. It is a temporary or situational anxiety related to a specific task or situation, rather than a persistent personality characteristic.

Your Relational Partner Has a Very Responsible Position and Regularly