According to Self-Verification Theory,the Need to Self-Verify Will Dominate Our

question 113

Multiple Choice

According to self-verification theory,the need to self-verify will dominate our behaviour when

• A) we are uncertain of our self-beliefs.
• B) we are highly certain of our self-beliefs.
• C) the consequences of being improperly evaluated are great.
• D) our evaluator is someone we don't know very well.
• E) we feel we can improve our abilities.

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