Under what conditions are we unlikely to incorporate the comments of others into our self-concepts?
A) When an individual repeats something we have already heard several times.
B) When the other individual has earned our confidence.
C) When comments are consistent with our own experiences and other comments.
D) When someone we have met casually tells us we are good at something.

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When someone we have met casually tells us we are good at something, we may be less likely to incorporate their comments into our self-concepts because we do not have a strong relationship or history with them. Their comment may also be viewed as less credible or reliable since they do not know us well.

Under What Conditions Are We Unlikely to Incorporate the Comments