If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance.

比如一个篮球明星为了获得高的个人总得分，他可能会在最好把球传给队友的情况下自己出手，影响球队的表现。

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Though self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now and then, in the end, researchers say, it will lead to ruin.

研究人员说，虽然自我设限有时是应对表现焦虑的一种有效方式，但这最终会导致毁灭。

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Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.

此外，它既可以用于对比国与国之间的经济业绩，也可以用于评估某个国家在某个时间段的经济业绩。

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It establishes the goals of the school and other details like how student performance will be measured.

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