Recent research suggests that impression management can work against an individual if ________
A) impression management techniques provide accurate information about the individual using them
B) the individual using these techniques selects an inappropriate target for impression management
C) the individual using these techniques displays an inappropriate interest in another person
D) impression management techniques are overused or ineffectively used
E) impression management techniques are used only for social purposes, such as dating
Answer: D
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a. Winston Churchill b. Oskar Schindler c. Joan of Arc d. Theodore Roosevelt
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a. save time b. evaluate the interaction c. evaluate the main effects d. check the manipulation
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