A basketball player chooses not to think about the upcoming game against her opponent in order to minimize her anxiety about the game. This is an example of what type of emotion regulation strategy according to Gross (1998)?

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The basketball player's strategy of not thinking about the upcoming game is an example of attentional deployment, as she is redirecting her attention away from the anxiety-provoking situation. Situation selection involves choosing to avoid or approach a situation based on its emotional impact, situation modification involves changing the situation itself to alter its emotional impact, cognitive change involves altering thoughts or beliefs about a situation, and response modulation involves regulating the emotional response to a situation once it has occurred.

A Basketball Player Chooses Not to Think About the Upcoming