When Information Is Relevant to Our Self-Concepts, We Process It

question 129

Multiple Choice

When information is relevant to our self-concepts, we process it quickly and remember it well. This is concept is referred to as

• A) self-handicapping.
• B) self-actualization.
• C) false uniqueness.
• D) self-reference.

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