An Example of a Self-Handicapping Strategy Would Be a Student

question 168

Multiple Choice

An example of a self-handicapping strategy would be a student who

• A) barely studied for a test he thought he would probably get an "A" on.
• B) barely studied for a test he thought he would probably fail.
• C) took an extremely heavy load of courses during fall semester, and studied constantly in order to do well.
• D) pretended to need a wheelchair in order to meet members of the opposite sex.

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