Sofia admires and respects her psychology professor.She is considering becoming a psychologist herself.Should her professor become a role model for her,Sofia may become a psychologist herself if she ________.

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Sofia admires and respects her psychology professor, which implies that she sees being a psychologist as a desirable profession. If she also sees it as an achievable potential self, then she is more likely to pursue it. Overcoming fear of failure may also be necessary but it is not sufficient for her to become a psychologist. Seeing it as an unachievable potential self, distracting herself, or seeing it as an undesirable potential self would not motivate Sofia to pursue a career in psychology.

Sofia Admires and Respects Her Psychology Professor