When People's Actions and Beliefs Challenge Their Self-Worth, They Experience

question 46

Multiple Choice

When people's actions and beliefs challenge their self-worth, they experience a feeling known as __________.

• A) defensive attribution
• B) low self-esteem
• C) affective ambivalence
• D) cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

3rd Quartile

A value below which 75% of the data points in a dataset fall.

Negatively Skewed Distribution

A probability distribution that is characterized by a long tail on the left side, indicating that the bulk of the values are concentrated to the right.

Smallest Observation

The lowest value recorded in a data set.

1st Quartile

The value below which 25% of the data points in a dataset fall, indicating the lower quarter of the data.