In the Experiment in Which Women Participants Preferred to Wait

In the experiment in which women participants preferred to wait with the other "future shock victims," the researchers believed that the participants chose to wait with the "future victims" because

A) their attribution of the cause of the threatening or unfamiliar situation helped decrease their fear and anxiety.
B) the use of denial in coping with negative emotions tends to occur most readily in groups.
C) other people tend to encourage us in using positive defense mechanisms, such as sublimation and compensation, when we feel threatened or unsure.
D) seeing that other people are reacting calmly can help reassure and soothe us when a situation is threatening or unfamiliar, or when we are in doubt.