Damisch, Stroberock, and Mussweiller (2010) conducted an experiment that had college students remember cards in a memory game. One group did this in the presence of a lucky charm of their choosing, and another group did the task without the charm. Participants also rated their self-efficacy after the task. The results of the experiment showed that the group with the lucky charm performed _____ on the task and gave themselves a _____ rating for self-efficacy.
A) worse; higher
B) better; higher
C) worse; lower
D) better; lower

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The group with the lucky charm performed better on the task and gave themselves a higher rating for self-efficacy, indicating a belief in their own ability to succeed.

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