This study examined the effects of experimentally induced success and failure on level of self-acceptance. Three groups (success group, failure group, and control group) of freshman psychology students were given a fictional perceptual discrimination test, supposedly related to probability of university graduation. Experimental conditions did not produce statistically significant changes in self-acceptance.
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