Because Magda has poor self-esteem, she has never really bothered to apply herself to school, justassuming that she wouldn't do very well. Nonetheless, her grades were solid enough for her to startcollege. The school she chose requires her to take an arts elective. Because she secretly enjoys writingpoetry, she signs up for a poetry-writing class. In it the students are required to read their work aloud,and after Magda reads her first poem, several students compliment her on her writing. How are thecompliments likely to affect Magda's self-esteem?
A) Positive feedback from others almost always significantly increases one's self-esteem and allows the receiver to see herself or himself in new ways.
B) Positive feedback from others actually makes those with low self-esteem feel worse, because they always believe others are making fun of them.
C) Though those with low self-esteem do accept positive feedback from others, the feedback doesn't have the same positive effects it does on those with high self-esteem.
D) How the feedback will affect Magda's self-esteem will be dependent on whether she scores high or low in the openness personality factor of the Big Five theory

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Though those with low self-esteem do accept positive feedback from others, the feedback doesn't have the same positive effects it does on those with high self-esteem. People with low self-esteem often have difficulty internalizing positive feedback.

Because Magda Has Poor Self-Esteem, She Has Never Really Bothered