The so-called panic button effect refers to the tendency for people ____.
A) to experience automatic, intrusive thoughts about a goal when pursuit of that goal has been interrupted
B) to perceive negative things that happen to them as more stressful or painful than negative things that happen to other people
C) to feel relatively less stress or suffering when they think that they have the option of escaping from a situation
D) to give greater weight to potential losses than to potential gains, panicking when the losses become unacceptable

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The panic button effect refers to the idea that people feel relatively less stress or suffering when they think they have the option of escaping from a situation. This is why it is called the "panic button" effect, as people feel they have a button to push in case of emergency to alleviate their stress. Option A refers to the concept of goal interruption, option B to the negativity bias, and option D to loss aversion.

The So-Called Panic Button Effect Refers to the Tendency for People