Which of the Following Illustrates Overcompensation

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates overcompensation?

• A) A girl who is too shy to act in the school play volunteers to work on set design.
• B) A young man who is unusually short learns to accept his height.
• C) A child with a reading disability is brought up to grade level by an inspiring, hard-working teacher.
• D) A college student of low intelligence pretends not to know his limited ability and registers for the most challenging courses he can find.

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Definitions:

Wages

Payments made to employees, typically calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis, for labor or services provided.

Finished Goods

Products that are completed and ready to be sold.

Cost Of Goods Manufactured

The total cost incurred by a company to produce goods in a specific period, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Variable Costs

Expenses that vary directly with the level of production or service activity, such as raw materials and direct labor costs.