Because Magda Has Very High Self-Esteem,she Expects to Do Well

question 18

Multiple Choice

Because Magda has very high self-esteem,she expects to do well in her college courses.She signs up for a poetry-writing class.In it the students are required to read their work aloud,and after Magda reads her first poem,several students criticize her writing.How is this feedback likely to affect Magda's self-esteem?

• A) Negative feedback from others almost always significantly decreases one's self-esteem and allows the receiver to see herself or himself in new ways.
• B) Negative feedback from others actually makes those with very high self-esteem feel threatened.
• C) Those with very high self-esteem accept negative feedback from others better than most people.
• D) How the feedback will affect Magda's self-esteem will be dependent on whether she scores high or low in the openness personality factor of the Big Five theory.

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