Unrealistic performance standards:
a. result from behavior learned from unusually talented models.
b. are a result of alcoholism and drug use.
c. do not motivate or challenge us enough.
d. cause us to perform sustainably at our peak.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: People who set unrealistic performance standards—who observed and learned behavioral expectations from unusually talented and successful models, for example—may continue to try to meet those excessively high expectations despite repeated failures. Emotionally, they may punish themselves with feelings of worthlessness and depression.
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