The Process of Presenting Our Associations with Successful,high-Status Others or Events

question 108

Multiple Choice

The process of presenting our associations with successful,high-status others or events is called

• A) basking in reflected glory.
• B) cutting off reflected failure.
• C) public self-consciousness.
• D) self-handicapping.

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Definitions:

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a United States government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research.

Groupthink

An occurrence in group dynamics where the preference for consensus or compliance leads to outcomes in decision-making that are unreasonable or ineffective.

Boston Red Sox

An American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in Major League Baseball's American League East division.

Lowball Technique

Getting a commitment from a person and then raising the cost of that commitment.