According to the Authors of Your Text, One Major Problem

question 86

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, one major problem with preparing excuses in advance of possible failure is that __________.

• A) we may come to believe those excuses and exert less effort to succeed
• B) others may believe our excuses and make us the object of pity
• C) an excess of excuses can lead to negative attributions of irresponsibility
• D) when people believe our excuses, we overestimate our abilities

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Definitions:

Fall Turnover

Mixing of temperate lake waters in autumn, caused by falling temperatures, in which surface water sinks to the bottom and bottom water rises to the surface.

Accompanying Figure

A graphical or pictorial representation provided alongside a text to illustrate or clarify information.

Anaerobic Conditions

Environments or situations where oxygen is absent, affecting the type of life forms that can exist and the chemical reactions that occur.

Mineral-poor Zone

A region with limited availability of minerals necessary for various ecological and geological processes.