Mike desperately wants to do well on the SAT Reasoning Test, as his scores on this test will affect his chances of getting into his first-choice college. He also knows that many students at his school...

  Mike desperately wants to do well on the SAT Reasoning Test, as his
scores on this test will affect his chances of getting into his first-choice

college. He also knows that many students at his school think SAT
scores are good indicators of how smart one is. Yet the night before
the test, rather than get a good nigh's sleep, Mike goes out with his
friends, has a few beers, comes home late, and wakes up with a
hangover. With this information in mind, we might suspect that Mike:
Question 7 options:
A)  is engaging in self-handicapping.

B)  has facilitating anxiety about the test.

C)  is working hard to counteract the effects of stereotype threat.

D)  is the victim of situated motivation.