Which factor accounts for some of the decrease in self-esteem seen during the elementary school years?
a. parents setting more rules
b. children beginning to compare themselves with peers
c. teachers becoming more involved with students
d. a school emphasis on individualized instruction
b
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Neurogenisis
a. can be hindered by stress. b. can be promoted by stress. c. can be hindered by positive emotions. d. can be promoted by positive emotions.
In his allegory of the cave, Plato imagined prisoners chained in a cave who could only see shadows cast on the cave wall. Plato stated that if a prisoner escaped, saw the objects that were casting the shadows, and then returned to tell the other prisoners what he saw, the other prisoners might think him mad. How did Plato relate this to philosophy?
a. Philosophers who are seeking the truth will often be viewed as mad. b. Philosophers are held prisoner by their own preconceptions and must free themselves to see the truth. c. Only those philosophers who can escape the mundane will be able to communicate effectively. d. The goal of philosophy is to see what is casting the shadows, i.e., the eternal truths.
If two variables are completely unrelated to each other, they will yield a correlation coefficient of zero
a. true b. false
According to Erik Erikson's view of child development, which of the following children would most likely have recently resolved their initial developmental conflict between autonomy and shame and doubt:
a. Alex, who is 12 months old b. Julia, who is 2 ½ years old c. Marc, who just had his 4th birthday d. Devon, who is age 6