Discussion Post: Motivation & Performance
When people feel their competency is threatened, they often engage in different self-defensive strategies (i.e., self-serving attributions, self-handicapping, or excuses). Of the three strategies discussed, which one do you think is most effective in making you feel better about yourself. Why do you think that one is more effective than the rest?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.
Book Reference:
• Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
• Burkley, E., & Burkley, M. (2018). Motivation Science (1st ed.). Pearson.