Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Before every high school basketball game, she'd touch her frayed lucky headband, a secret comfort to her for years. Her eyes often stayed on the scuffed gym floor, avoiding her teammates' glances. Quick, quiet sighs and the tapping of her sneaker helped to pass the time before tip-off.

Which type of characterization is used to illustrate the character's anxiety and fear?

Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Untrue characterization
Fourth-person characterization

The type of characterization used to illustrate the character's anxiety and fear is indirect characterization. This is shown through the character's actions and behaviors, such as touching her lucky headband, avoiding eye contact, sighing, and tapping her sneaker.