In the context of changes in self-esteem from adolescence to adulthood, as a whole, tend to show an increasing gap between their current self-conceptions and their ideal selves and tend to show a smaller discrepancy between their real and ideal selves over the same time period.

A. calm persons; irritable persons
B. females; males
C. males; females
D. irritable persons; calm persons

Answer: B

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If Beth is a typical infant, she will first show signs of understanding the meaning of familiar words at about ____ months of age

a. 1-3 b. 6-9 c. 10-12 d. 14-16

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The single best predictor of preterm infant survival is the infant's

a. height. c. weight. b. temperature. d. blood pressure.

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Some estimates of the number of neurons in the human brain place the number at more than:

A) 1 trillion B) 100,000 C) 1 billion D) 100 billion E) 10 million

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According to the text, gender identity is usually well-formed

a. prenatally. b. during the first year of life. c. before 18 months of age. d. by three or four years of age.

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In the context of changes in self-esteem from adolescence to adulthood, as a whole, ________ tend to show an increasing gap between their current self-conceptions and their ideal selves and ________ tend to show a smaller discrepancy between their real and ideal selves over the same time period.