Dana and Jody who have been dating for several months,are attending a party at a friend's apartment.Jody notices that Dana,who went to get her another drink,has been gone for a very long time.When Jody looks around,Dana is talking and laughing with a strange man.Upon noticing this Jody feels a little threatened.Jody is most likely going through White and Mullen's (1989)______ stage of jealousy.
A)"cognitive"
B)"jealous flash"
C)"reappraisal"
D)"mate-protection"

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According to White and Mullen's (1989) model of jealousy, the cognitive stage involves the initial perception of a threat to the relationship. Jody's observation of Dana laughing and talking with another man is the initial perception of a potential threat, indicating that Jody is going through the cognitive stage of jealousy. The "jealous flash" stage involves an emotional reaction to the perceived threat, the "reappraisal" stage involves evaluating the situation, and the "mate-protection" stage involves taking steps to protect the relationship. However, we do not have enough information in the scenario to determine whether Jody is experiencing any of these subsequent stages.

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