One Potential Problem of Justifying Past Behavior in Order to Protect

question 55

Multiple Choice

One potential problem of justifying past behavior in order to protect our self-esteem is that __________.

• A) people tend to become narcissistic
• B) people distort reality and deny any negative information about themselves
• C) it hinders people from learning from their past mistakes
• D) it leads people to present themselves as being better than they really are

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