Marion puts off doing a project for the science fair until she has so little time to do it that she cannot possibly complete a good project. Such behavior is most consistent with the concept of:
A) Androgyny
B) Personal fable
C) Self-handicapping
D) Recursive thinking

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Self-handicapping is a strategy where individuals avoid effort in the hopes of keeping potential failure from hurting self-esteem. By procrastinating, Marion is creating a situation where she can attribute any lack of success not to her lack of ability, but to the lack of time she had to complete the project.

Marion Puts Off Doing a Project for the Science Fair