The textbook distinguishes between a challenge and a threat. Which one of the following is most likely to be a threat rather than a challenge?
A) You think you can probably make the basketball team, but only if you practice every day at home.
B) You are required to take a college course in nuclear physics, even though you failed basic physics in high school.
C) You have invited a friend to dinner and are trying a recipe you've never tried before.
D) You're asked to climb up a twenty-foot rope hanging from the ceiling. You've climbed ten feet before, but you've never climbed twenty feet.

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A threat is something that poses a risk of harm or danger, and something that is beyond one's control. In this scenario, the requirement to take a college course in nuclear physics even though the person failed basic physics in high school is a situation that is beyond their control and poses a risk of harm to the individual's academic performance. It is not a challenge that can be overcome with effort and practice, like options A, C, and D.

The Textbook Distinguishes Between a Challenge and a Threat