Miranda has just started a new job. She quickly noticed that her coworkers who are more talkative and outgoing tend to have a better relationship with her new boss and appear to receive favoritism when it comes to scheduling, while those who are more quiet and reserved are not rewarded in the same way. Miranda makes an effort to modify her naturally quiet personality when at work, forcing herself to act more outgoing and joke around with her coworkers. Her goal is to receive the same rewards and favored treatment that she has witnessed in her more extroverted coworkers. Miranda is showing us an example of: