Initial studies of Fear of Success included descriptions of fictitious characters with corresponding male and female names, like John and Joan, who were engaged in activities that could lead to success. The researchers did not realize that
a. research participants tended to relate those names to actual people they knew.
b. women were seen as being high in fear of success but were really high in expectation of failure.
c. the names used as stimuli in the research were associated with different levels of achievement, with female names being associated with less success.
d. over time, fear of success became less meaningful among men but not among women.
C
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