A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of
A) impression management.
B) dissonance.
C) reactivity.
D) transference.

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This is an example of reactivity, which refers to the phenomenon that people may change their behavior simply because they are being observed or monitored. In this case, the student is monitoring and therefore paying more attention to their own attention span, resulting in an improvement.

A Student Improves His Attention Span While Self-Monitoring His Attention