The tendencies for people to overestimate their positive qualities, to see themselves as having more control over external events than they really do, and to have an unrealistically optimistic outlook on life are known as ____
a. delusions of grandeur
b. positive illusions
c. the narcissistic triad
d. the self-deception triad
B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A process in which high-frequency sound waves scan the mother's womb to produce an image of the unborn baby, whose size and shape can then be assessed, is called
a. amniocentesis. c. ultrasound sonography. b. chorionic villus sampling. d. embryoscopy.
An approach to cognitive development that seeks to identify the way that individuals take in, use, and sort information is called the ____________ approach
a. data-processing c. cognitive-processing b. information-processing d. mental-processing
Students who work may benefit from this experience, but the costs also include
a. schoolwork may suffer. c. increased earnings. b. increased extracurricular success. d. readily transferrable skills.