Vanessa Has an Important Presentation at Work, but She Fears

Multiple Choice

Vanessa has an important presentation at work, but she fears that she will do a poor job due to her stage fright. The evening before the presentation, she goes to a bar with her friends and spends the entire night there. She now has a severe hangover during the morning of the presentation. Social psychologists refer to Vanessa's behavior as ____.

A) self-regulation
B) automatic egotism
C) overjustification
D) self-handicapping