A tornado warning listing the counties involved appears on the television screen. During the time you are reading the names of the counties to determine if the tornado is coming near your town, you are in which threat management step, according to Lazarus?
A)primary appraisal
B)secondary appraisal
C)the reaction stage
D)the decision stage

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In the primary appraisal step according to Lazarus, you assess the significance of a stressor or threatening event. Reading the names of the counties to determine if the tornado is coming near your town is an example of evaluating whether the tornado poses a threat to you, which aligns with primary appraisal.

A Tornado Warning Listing the Counties Involved Appears on the Television