Xolisa Has Done a Number of Things to Annoy Her

question 30

Multiple Choice

Xolisa has done a number of things to annoy her boyfriend recently - she crashed his car, is repeatedly late for dates, and was rude to his mother - and she feels a bit bad.However, Xolisa's boyfriend has forgiven her for each of her offenses.As a result, Xolisa is likely to ____.

• A)feel less guilty and possibly behave better in the future
• B)feel less guilty but behave even more mischievously in the future (now that she knows, at some level, that she can 'get away with it')
• C)feel more guilty (now that she sees how kind and forgiving her boyfriend is) but possibly behave better in the future
• D)feel more guilty (now that she sees how kind and forgiving her boyfriend is) but behave even more mischievously in the future (now that she knows, at some level, that she can 'get away with it')

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