Our Personalities Influence the Extent to Which We Expose Ourselves

question 9

Multiple Choice

Our personalities influence the extent to which we expose ourselves to specific environmental influences.This best illustrates

• A) the spotlight effect.
• B) narcissism.
• C) self-serving bias.
• D) reciprocal determinism.

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Definitions:

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