People who have high self-esteem engage in ________, whereas people who have low self-esteem tend to focus on ________

A) a variety of direct self-enhancing strategies; protecting the esteem they have
B) protecting the esteem they have; a variety of self-enhancing strategies
C) downward social comparison; exaggerating their strengths
D) seeking accuracy; social comparison


Answer: A

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