Card 58 / 68: Which of the following examples best illustrates self-handicapping?
A)
Right before her race, Jenna told her coach that she didn't sleep well the night before so that she had a plausible excuse for not running very fast.
B)
Robert told his friends that he thought the calculus test was easy, only after finding out that he did well on it.
C)
After the film she made was praised in the school newspaper, Katrina decided that her hard work was worth the effort.
D)
Anthony cheated on a history test because he did not study very much, and the test was worth a large portion of his grade.
Answer:
A) Right before her race, Jenna told her coach that she didn't sleep well the night before so that she had a plausible excuse for not running very fast.
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