A student who stays up all night before a big exam so that he can ...

[Mr. Wonderful]

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

[Benayers]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C

[Mr. Wonderful]

Gracias!

[bulacsom]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it