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moongchi

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on: Jun 22, 2018
People sometimes create obstacles to success so that they can attribute failure to the obstacle rather than to lack of ability, a strategy known as ________.
 
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Mental shortcuts that reduce seemingly complex problem solving to more simple judgments are known as ________.
 
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vkodali

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

Answer: self-handicapping

Answer to Question 2

Answer: heuristics


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