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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jun 22, 2018
A student who stays up all night before a big exam so that he can blame a low grade on fatigue rather than on his lack of knowledge or ability is engaging in
 
  a. negative illusions
  b. self-handicapping
  c. self-regulation
  d. self-evaluation maintenance

Question 2

Self-handicapping relies on the basic principles of
 
  a. learning theory
  b. cognitive dissonance theory
  c. attribution theory
  d. the reasoned action model


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Benayers

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


Mr. Wonderful

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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