Prior to the championship basketball game, Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks, that their opponent has had an undefeated season, and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph. Jocelyn is engaging in

a. sandbagging.
b. implicit egoism.
c. downward social comparison.
d. cutting off reflected failure.

a

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