According to the authors of your text, one major problem with preparing excuses in advance of possible failure is that
a. we may come to believe those excuses and exert less effort to succeed.
b. others may believe our excuses and make us the object of pity.
c. an excess of excuses can lead to negative attributions of irresponsibility.
d. when people believe our excuses, we overestimate our abilities.
Question 2
The two major ways that a person may self-handicap are ________ and ________.
a. using upward social comparison; avoiding downward social comparison
b. creating real obstacles to success; making excuses in advance
c. avoiding the frontstage region; seeking out the backstage region
d. making internal attributions for failure; making external attributions for success
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