Barbara is basically a shy person who avoids conflict. When someone tried to carjack her, she fought back hitting and pushing her car door open onto her assailant until she was able to speed away. Theorists would say that this departure from her normal personality is due to________.
A) interactionism
B) situationism
C) parasympathetic nervous system response
D) autonomic nervous system response

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Situationism refers to how situational factors (such as the carjacking) can override an individual's typical personality traits or behaviors. The other options (A, C, D) do not align with this scenario.

Barbara Is Basically a Shy Person Who Avoids Conflict