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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Definitions:

Reflexes

Automatic, involuntary responses to specific stimuli that are designed to protect the body and maintain homeostasis.

Hot Stove

An analogy often used to describe the immediate, consistent, and impersonal consequence of touching a hot stove, likened to effective disciplinary action.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out neural signals.

Incoming Information

Data or stimuli received by an individual or system that is yet to be processed or analyzed.