Preemptive effort downplaying : effects on self-evaluation, self-esteem and ability attribution.

• Main Authors: Woo, Michelle Yen Fen., Gooi, Ling Hoong., Tan, Bao Zhen.
• Other Authors: Lee Sau-Lai
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Individualism, differentiation and struggle
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15597
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Preemptive Effort Downplaying (PED) is a self-handicapping strategy practiced when one publicly downplay their effort on test preparations preceding the test itself, in an attempt to manage social evaluation of the self in the face of a challenging task. In the present study, 58 participants were gi...