All the Following Are Drawbacks to Online Relationships, EXCEPT

question 153

Multiple Choice

All the following are drawbacks to online relationships, EXCEPT

• A) people can misrepresent themselves.
• B) people can communicate in a relaxed way.
• C) investing time and emotional resources in an unrealistic romance may be painful.
• D) the relationship may become dangerous.

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Definitions:

Self-Handicapping

Placing obstacles in the way of one's own success to protect self-esteem from a possible future failure.

Self-Handicapping

A cognitive strategy where an individual sets up excuses or obstacles before a performance to have external factors to blame in case of failure.

Possible Selves

Images of what the self might become in the future.

Trait Self-Esteem

The enduring sense of worth or value that one attributes to oneself as a consistent aspect of their personality.