What happens when you boost the self-esteem of students who are performing poorly?

a. Their grades do not improve, but their self-esteem increases.
b. Their grades improve and their self-esteem increases.
c. Their self-esteem stays the same, but their grades improve.
d. Their self-esteem decreases, but their grades improve.


Answer: A: Their grades do not improve, but their self-esteem increases.

Psychology

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a. the family surrounds itself with luxuries to show how successful the deceased person was. b. business is conducted in the home when friends come by to visit. c. special focus is given to the practices expected of children upon the death of their parents. d. each family establishes its own rituals.

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Most cases of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) probably resulted from

A. contamination from instruments used in surgical procedures. B. cannibalism. C. eating steak (muscle meat) from infected cattle. D. eating meat from infected cattle that contained nervous system tissue.

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Simon read the words "bed," "night," "snore," "dream," "comfort," and "pillow" to Jennifer. As a result of misattribution, we could expect Jennifer to

a. remember the word sleep. b. experience some sleepiness. c. only remember three or four of the words. d. remember the first and last words, but not the middle words. e. confuse the order of the words.

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About how soon after graduation would you be likely to forget the location on

campus of the administration building? (a) 6 months (b) 2 years (c) 6 years (d) 10 years (e) none of the above

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