Alyssa Has a Poor Self-Concept

question 33

Multiple Choice

Alyssa has a poor self-concept.She doesn't feel that she can do anything right,and when something good does happen she attributes it to luck.Based on what we know about congruence,when Alyssa is offered a promotion at the office,she is most likely to tell herself,

• A) "Wow! If the boss thinks I deserve a promotion,I must be good at something after all!"
• B) "The boss just feels sorry for me,and nobody else wanted the job."
• C) "I just got a lucky break,but I'm going to use it to prove that I can do a better job with the position than anyone else."
• D) "I will have to give the boss some of my paycheque for helping me out like that."

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