Questions: Question 1 (1 point) Listen Suppose that you and your best friend are both psychology majors and both want to go to grad school in psychology. Your friend is also a talented athlete, whereas athletics is not that important to you. One day you find out that your friend won an intramural free throw shooting contest. Which of the following is MOST likely to happen, according to self-evaluation maintenance theory? You will become less close to your friend. You will bask in your friend's reflected glory and congratulate them on winning the free throw contest. You will study really hard for the next psychology test in order to do better than your friend. You will decide that you are not that interested in psychology.

You will bask in your friend's reflected glory and congratulate them on winning the free throw contest.

According to self-evaluation maintenance theory, this option is less likely because the domain of the achievement (athletics) is not central to your self-concept. Since athletics is not important to you, your friend's success in this area is less likely to threaten your self-esteem or affect your closeness.

This is the most likely outcome according to self-evaluation maintenance theory. Since athletics is not important to you, your friend's success in this area does not pose a threat to your self-esteem. Instead, you are likely to feel proud and happy for your friend, sharing in their success.

This option is less likely because the achievement in question (winning a free throw contest) is unrelated to your shared academic goals in psychology. Therefore, it is unlikely to motivate you to compete academically.

This option is also less likely because the event in question pertains to athletics, not psychology. Your friend's success in an athletic contest should not influence your interest in your academic field.