Six-Year Old Damon Feels Afraid on His First Camping Trip

Six-year old Damon feels afraid on his first camping trip with the Boy Scouts.He thinks to himself,"Boys aren't supposed to be afraid.My big brother says real men aren't afraid of anything.He told me if I got scared to just look mean and definitely don't ask to call Mom." Damon's thought process is best described as ____.

A) monitoring
B) social aggression
C) territoriality
D) ego boundaries
E) none of the above