Tracy is passed over for a promotion and raise because he is often late to work and misses deadlines. He wants to make himself look good to his friends, so he tells them that the company is tightening up its budget and isn't promoting anyone. What strategy is Tracy using to maintain a positive self-concept and to make himself look good to his friends?
A) He attributes his success to his abilities and his failures to external factors.
B) He views evidence depicting him unfavorably as accurate.
C) He remembers only positive aspects of what others said about him.
D) He compares himself to others who make him look good.
E) He monitors his own behavior.

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Tracy is attributing his failure to secure a promotion and raise to external factors (the company tightening its budget) rather than his own actions (being often late and missing deadlines), which is a way to maintain a positive self-concept by externalizing the cause of failure.

Tracy Is Passed Over for a Promotion and Raise Because