As you drive to school, the radio informs you that there is a traffic accident on an expressway near you. You determine that you will not be affected since you will exit well before any traffic jam will occur. The thought process in which you are engaging is called:.
a. primary appraisal.
b. secondary appraisal.
c. final appraisal.
d. a and c only

a. primary appraisal.                                              

Explanation:

Primary appraisal: In psychology, the term "primary appraisal" is determined as one of the different types of appraisals and is described as an assessment related to the degree to which a particular event is considered as significant for an individual, involving either an opportunity or a threat. While experiencing primary appraisal, an individual experiences an "emotional response" to a specific situation.

In the question above, the given statement represents primary appraisal.

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.