Jason Fills Out an Application for College with the Grades

question 21

Multiple Choice

Jason fills out an application for college with the grades he remembered getting throughout high school.While reviewing the application with a guidance counselor, the counselor points out that Jason seems to have inflated a few of his lower grades.Which of the following is the most likely explanation for Jason's behavior?

• A) Jason is displaying the reminiscence peak characteristic of autobiographical memories.
• B) Jason fell prey to the tendency to revise personal histories to reflect favorably on the self.
• C) Jason relied on introspection and consequently impaired his self-knowledge of his grades.
• D) Jason was affected by the impact bias, which skewed his memory of his grades.

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