Bob has just found out that he and the rest of the workers will be laid off in three months. Although Bob really did not enjoy this job, he is facing a future lack of income. Bob decides to look at this situation as an opportunity to find a job that he can really enjoy and that might even pay more. According to James Gross, Bob is using ________ to dampen the emotional impact of this experience.

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Bob is using reappraisal, a strategy where an individual changes how they think about a situation in order to alter its emotional impact. By viewing the layoff as an opportunity for a better job, Bob is positively changing his perception of the situation.

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