According to the Authors of Your Text, Why Do People

question 135

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, why do people sometimes construe information to feel good about themselves?

• A) Only narcissists do this.
• B) They are committing the fundamental attribution error.
• C) People have a strong need to maintain their self-esteem.
• D) Because it is important to be accurate perceivers of reality.

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