Complete the cause and emotion analogy: “Fear is to Threat as Anger is to ______”. Choose the option that stands to anger in the same way that a threat stands to fear.

Introduction / Context:
This analogy question connects emotions with their usual causes or triggers. The first pair is “Fear : Threat”, which suggests that threat is something that causes fear. You are asked to find what typically causes anger in the same way. These types of questions test understanding of everyday psychological relationships rather than exact dictionary definitions.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• First pair: Fear and Threat. • Second emotion: Anger. • Options: Panic, Compulsion, Force, Provocation. • We assume normal everyday usage of these words in emotional contexts.

Concept / Approach:
Fear does not appear without reason. When a person perceives a danger or threat, fear arises as a response. So the relationship is “emotion : typical cause or stimulus”. The question asks for a similar cause behind anger. We must identify which option usually serves as a trigger for anger in common situations, keeping the pattern “emotion caused by” consistent on both sides of the analogy.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Clarify the first relationship. Threat refers to danger or possibility of harm. This danger leads to fear. So threat is a cause, fear is its emotional effect. Step 2: Consider what commonly causes anger. People often become angry when they are insulted, teased, treated unfairly, or otherwise provoked. The word that covers this idea is provocation. Step 3: Examine each option. Panic is itself an emotion or reaction, more intense than fear, not a cause of anger. Compulsion is a force or pressure that makes a person do something. It can cause frustration but is not the standard cause term that parallels threat. Force means physical power or coercion, not specifically the trigger word for anger as an emotion. Provocation means an action or statement that deliberately makes someone annoyed or angry. Step 4: The only option that is a stimulus for anger, in the same way that a threat is a stimulus for fear, is provocation.

Verification / Alternative check:
We can restate the analogy: “Fear is caused by threat; anger is caused by provocation.” This keeps the cause on the right side of the colon and the emotion on the left side. Threat and provocation both name external conditions or acts. Panic and force are either emotional reactions or more general words that do not align neatly with this simple cause–effect structure.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
• Panic: Another emotional state similar to fear but stronger. It is an effect, not a common cause of anger. • Compulsion: Pressure to act in a certain way. It might lead to frustration but is not the standard word used for a direct trigger of anger. • Force: Physical power or coercion. It is too broad and does not specifically label an action that creates anger in the way provocation does.

Common Pitfalls:
Candidates sometimes pick another emotion such as panic, assuming the analogy pairs emotions with emotions. However, the first pair already shows that fear is matched with its cause, threat, not with another feeling. Keeping track of which side is cause and which is effect, and repeating that pattern for the second pair, prevents such confusion.

Final Answer:
The word that completes the analogy correctly is Provocation.