Asked by Branevi Pakeerathan on Jul 04, 2024

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Automatic egotism refers to ____.

A) the tendency for narcissistic people to assume that others have more positive opinions of them than they really do
B) the tendency for narcissistic people to assume that other people are paying more attention to them than they really are
C) putting obstacles in the way of one's own performance, so that anticipated failure can be blamed on the obstacle instead of on lack of ability
D) the response by the duplex mind that "everything good is me, and everything bad is not me"

Automatic Egotism

Response by the automatic system that “everything good is me, and everything bad is not me”

Duplex Mind

The concept that the human mind operates on two levels: a conscious, rational level and an unconscious, automatic level, affecting human behavior and cognition.

Narcissistic People

Individuals who have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for excessive attention and admiration.

  • Recognize the phenomenon of automatic egotism and its effect on self-perception.
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Fouad AlhajJul 09, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Automatic egotism is described as the response by the duplex mind that "everything good is me, and everything bad is not me," reflecting a self-serving bias in attributing positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to external factors.