Jeff returns from his vacation to find that his roommate has left a pile of unwashed dishes in the sink. instead of calling his roommate lazy for letting the dishes pile up, jeff avoids confrontation by biting his lip and walking off. in this scenario, jeff chose to regulate his emotion.

Peggy feels sorry for smokers who have lung cancer because she believes they were duped by tobacco companies to develop a deadly addiction and are therefore not responsible for their disease. when asked to donate money to support lung cancer research, peggy gives generously. peggy’s prosocial behavior can best be explained by the arousal: cost-reward model. the negative state relief model. a norm of equity. attributions of responsibility.