Daniel has worked extremely hard to attain a goal, but he soon realizes that the goal is not as exciting as he expected. Daniel will probably:
a. exaggerate the positive qualities of the goal in order to justify your effort.
b. exaggerate the negative qualities of the goal in order to obtain sympathy.
c. carefully analyze the reasons why you worked so hard to attain the goal.
d. deny that you ever believed that the goal was exciting.
Answer: a. exaggerate the positive qualities of the goal in order to justify your effort.
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