Last summer, Palesa applied for three jobs.The first required a CV, but nothing else.The second required both a CV and a long personal statement.The third required a CV and indicated that a long personal statement was optional (recommended but not required; Palesa went ahead and wrote one anyway).Suppose that Palesa was turned down by all three jobs.Which rejection was she probably MOST upset about?
A)The rejection by the first job
B)The rejection by the second job
C)The rejection by the third job
D)The rejections by the second and third jobs (equally)

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Palesa likely invested more effort in the third job by writing an optional personal statement, so being rejected despite going the extra mile might have been more disappointing.

Last Summer, Palesa Applied for Three Jobs