Most People Feel Better About a Failure If They Can

question 164

Multiple Choice

Most people feel better about a failure if they can attribute it to something about the situation instead of their own ability. For this reason, a number of people

• A) intentionally put themselves at a disadvantage on certain tasks.
• B) express their ambitions in more exact terms than are really necessary.
• C) prefer to associate with people more successful than themselves.
• D) give the same attributions to their own behavior as to other people's behavior.

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