Having Failed His First Psychology Exam, Tyler Anxiously Awaited His

Having failed his first psychology exam, Tyler anxiously awaited his grade on the second one. Again, he failed. Based on his previous performance and his interpretation of the current grade, Tyler began thinking critically about the teacher's methods, questioning techniques, etc. These types of thoughts reinforcing our interpretation of the situation are also known as

A) activating event.
B) needs.
C) cognitive appraisal.
D) self-talk.