Vanessa Has an Important Presentation at Work, but She Fears

question 95

Multiple Choice

Vanessa has an important presentation at work, but she fears that she will do a poor job due to her stage fright. The evening before the presentation, she goes to a bar with her friends and spends the entire night there. She now has a severe hangover during the morning of the presentation. Social psychologists refer to Vanessa's behavior as ____.

• A)self-regulation
• B)automatic egotism
• C)overjustification
• D)self-handicapping

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Definitions:

Appropriate Cue

A stimulus or signal that is relevant and leads to increased efficiency in cognitive processing or behavioral response.

Recall

The mental process of retrieving information or events from the past without the aid of explicit cues.

Incidental Learning

The retention of information even when it is not required of, or even intended by, the processor.

Explicit Memory Strategies

Techniques used consciously to remember information, including rehearsal, organization, and elaboration.