Which of the following statements about self-esteem in elementary school is true?
A) It rises dramatically as soon as children enter school and remains high throughout the elementary school years.
B) It increases steadily over the first few years of elementary school and then drops from fourth grade on.
C) Throughout middle childhood, girls' self-esteem tends to be higher than boys'.
D) It declines during the first few years of elementary school and then, from fourth grade on, rises for the majority of young people.
D
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In contrast to Freud, object relations theorists believe that personality is formed ____
a. ?in middle age b. ?during the first 6 months of life c. ?in adolescence, roughly 12-18 years of age d. ?throughout the life span e. in early childhood, roughly 3-7 years of age?
After age 30, there are ____ in personality traits and a person's personality is ____.
A. small changes; stable B. large changes; instable C. no changes; instable D. significant changes; stable
According to psychoanalytic theory, the ________ develops early in life to insure that we can adapt to the demands of the real world while still finding ways to meet our basic needs.
A. ego B. superego C. libido D. ideal self