Chris,who is a socially confident person,and his friend Simon,who is very shy,are checking their GRE scores.Neither of them performed very well.How will they predict how they will perform in the future?
A) Chris will be likely to predict that he will perform better, if he expects to retake the GRE soon.
B) Simon will be likely to predict that he will perform better, if he expects to retake the GRE soon.
C) Chris will be likely to predict better performance in the future, if he doesn't expect to retake the GRE soon.
D) Simon will be likely to predict better performance in the future, if he doesn't expect to retake the GRE soon.

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Chris, a socially confident person, is likely to have a higher self-efficacy and confidence in his own abilities, even after a poor performance. Therefore, he is more likely to believe that he can improve without needing to retake the test soon. On the other hand, Simon, a very shy person, might have lower self-efficacy and confidence in his abilities, leading him to believe that he needs to retake the test to improve. Therefore, he is more likely to predict better performance if he thinks he will get another chance soon.

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