Question

Ryan, age 8, was cut from the school soccer team. after the initial disappointment, he became a boy scout, which he really enjoyed. now as an adult, when he did not get into graduate school, rather than become depressed, ryan found a job in his field that he enjoys, and plans to try again later. this is an example of ________

Answer 1

It is an example of the steeling or inoculation effect of some stressful experiences.

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Answer 2

Ryan finding a job instead of getting depressed from not getting into grad school is the Inoculation effect.

What is the Inoculation Effect in psychology?

The inoculation effect refers to when we are exposed to weaker stressful situations that allows us to become more immune to more stressful situations.

Ryan was able to deal with the weaker situations of being cut from the school soccer team by being a boy scout and this gave him the experience needed to avoid being depressed.

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