Young actors, models, and musicians often get involved with drugs and alcohol very quickly after rising to success. While there are many factors that contribute to this pattern, it is sometimes suggested that young stars get "mixed up" with drugs and alcohol so that they have a good "excuse" in case their career takes a turn for the worse (i.e., they can simply blame misfortunes on "partying too
much" rather than on a personal lack of talent—which would seem much more painful!). If this is true, then it would be correct to say that stars who "party too much" are often engaging in ____.
a. self-regulation
b. the self-reference effect
c. overjustification
d. self-handicapping
D
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a. memory. c. deferred imitation. b. recognition. d. all of these.
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a. more frequent and more intimate b. more selective and more intimate c. more frequent and less intimate d. more expanded
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A. She will learn the material more quickly the second time compared to the first. B. It will take her more time to learn the material the second time compared to the first. C. It will take her the same amount of time to learn the material on both the first and second attempts. D. She will experience interference from learning the material the first time.
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a) extraneou b) nuisance c) dependent d) independent