Alyssa has a poor self-concept. She doesn't feel that she can do anything right, and when something good does happen, she attributes it to luck. Based on what we know about congruence, when Alyssa is offered a promotion at the office, she is most likely to tell herself,
A) "Wow! If the boss thinks I deserve a promotion, I must be good at something after all!"
B) "The boss just feels sorry for me, and nobody else wanted the job."
C) "I just got a lucky break, but I'm going to use it to prove that I can do a better job with the position than anyone else."
D) "I will have to give the boss some of my paycheck for helping me out like that."

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Alyssa's poor self-concept and tendency to attribute success to external factors like luck suggest she is more likely to believe the promotion is due to pity or lack of other candidates, rather than her own abilities.

Alyssa Has a Poor Self-Concept