Alex and Diego have been dating for several weeks Alex is used to seeing Diego as a cheerful upbeat person One day she encounters Diego at school and he seems withdrawn Alex immediately thinks that she must have done something to cause his mood, however, Diego had just found out he did not make the baseball team. What is the process at work in Alex's thinking?

A. Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and acute stress disorder, are commonly exacerbated following natural disasters due to the trauma and stress associated with such events.

B. Borderline personality disorder is a long-term pattern of instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions, not directly linked to natural disasters.

C. Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder involving delusions and hallucinations, and its onset is generally not triggered by external stressors such as natural disasters.

D. Bipolar disorder involves mood swings between depression and mania and is typically not caused or worsened by natural disasters.

A. Milgram's obedience study focuses on how individuals comply with authority figures, which is not relevant to James's decision.

B. Freud's ego theory addresses the balance between the id, ego, and superego, which is not directly related to the scenario of group influence.

C. Asch's conformity study examines how individuals tend to conform to group opinions, even when they are aware that the group's views may be incorrect. James agrees with his friends despite knowing the movie had poor reviews, which is a clear example of conformity.

D. Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments involve learning through association, which is not related to James's decision to conform to his friends' views.