During the preschool years, high self-esteem
A) is self-defeating because children cannot yet adequately complete many tasks.
B) is rare because task-failure is common.
C) can lead to an exaggerated sense of self-importance in adulthood.
D) greatly contributes to children's initiative during a period in which they must master many new skills.
D
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What distinguishes social psychology from other specialties in psychology is its
a. use of the scientific method in research design. b. emphasis on correlational research design. c. attention to the influence of situational context on behavior. d. willingness to consider cross-cultural differences in human behavior and cognition.
If a score in a distribution changes in numerical value, it will necessary change ______.
A. mean B. median C. mode D. all of the measures of central tendency
Your instructor likes to summarize key findings described in class by creating movie or book titles. Today's lecture focused on the status of the discipline of psychology today. Which of these would make for the best title?
a) "Psychology: Revising Its Historical Approaches" b) "Psychology: Diversity in Subfields and Activities" c) "A Discipline Dedicated to Helping People Who Have Problems" d) "Giving Away Our Research Findings to Psychiatry So We All May Live Better"
Which child would be most likely to act altruistically?
a. a child who does not feel responsible for the person in need b. a child who believes that there are few costs associated with the act c. a child who is in a bad mood d. a child who feels that she doesn't have the skills necessary to help