Question

Sally has a choice between becoming close with one of two acquaintances. One shares her passion for singing and is an exceptionally talented singer. The other doesn't sing at all, but is a very talented gymnast (an area that Sally knows nothing about). According to the self-evaluation maintenance model, which acquaintance is Sally more likely to become close friends with?

Answer 1

Answer: Gymnast

Explanation:

Self-evaluation maintenance model is the concept that determines about how a person tends to get influenced through performance of other person and then assess themselves through it. Behavior of person is impacted by this model for self-evaluation.

According to the question, Sally will more likely opt gymnast to become her friend as she will evaluate herself to become someone about which she knows nothing as per seen view and performance of gymnast. She knows about singing , therefore she might not be interested in it as per assessment.