The act of regulating one's emotions in a manner that is socially acceptable might not always play out as intended. More specifically, when faced with an unpleasant or undesirable stimulus, one may attempt to perform a variety of strategies to moderate his or her initial emotional response. Of the numerous techniques available, some of the most commonly used strategies are cognitive reappraisal, distraction, and expressive suppression. In line with this research, early findings continuously demonstrated that the intensity of a stimulus can drive individuals to choose the method of distraction. However, recent findings have revealed that when one has many possible reappraisal options, it is more than likely that he or she will favor reappraisal
