Self-handicapping : the paradox that isn't /

Self-handicapping is a protective psychological mechanism for controlling the conditions of performance in order to provide a built in attribution for failure. The apparent paradox is that the choice of inhibiting conditions makes failure more likely, thus undermining the very competence image that...

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Main Author:	Higgins, Raymond L
Other Authors:	Berglas, Steven, Snyder, C. R
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Plenum Press, [1990], ©1990 New York : c1990 New York : ©1990
Series:	The Plenum series in social/clinical psychology Plenum series in social/clinical psychology The Plenum series in social/clinical psychology
Subjects:	Attitude (Psychology) Psychology, Pathological Self Thought and thinking Attitude Defense Mechanisms Self Concept

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