A Young Boy Is an Avid Mets Fan

question 83

Multiple Choice

A young boy is an avid Mets fan.He reads the statistics for the team in the newspaper every day and goes to Shea Stadium a couple of times each summer to see the Mets play.After the Mets have a particularly bad losing streak, the boy decides that he also likes the Yankees and starts to root for them.This is an example of

• A) self-handicapping.
• B) cutting off reflected failure.
• C) strategic self-presentation.
• D) ironic processes.

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Definitions:

Ascomycota

A phylum of fungi characterized by the formation of spores in a special type of cell called an ascus.

Basidiomycota

A division of fungi characterized by producing spores on basidia.

Lichen

A compound organism consisting of one or more symbiotic fungi and an alga or cyanobacterium.

Fungus

A kingdom of spore-producing organisms that feeds on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.