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

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...

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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
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15597
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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