In many competitive situations today, all children receive trophies and awards simply for participating - regardless of their performance. What effect can this have on a child's self-esteem? Do you agree with this practice? If so, explain your reasoning from a developmental perspective. If not, suggest more suitable alternative practices.
What will be an ideal response?
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From an evolutionary viewpoint, we are drawn to attractive faces because:
A. they signal that the person has good genes and health, and is a good mate B. they signal that the person is in need of protection and nurturing C. they are mathematically symmetrical D. they are mathematically unsymmetrical
In the section on positive psychology, it was reported that a person's tendency to forgive is
related to the quality ofhis/her __________ . Fill in the blanks with correct word
Two groups of grade-school children were randomly selected, and for one group, their teachers were told that they were "intellectual bloomers." At the end of several months, the "intellectual bloomers" scored higher on an IQ test
What did researchers conclude from this study? a) Teacher expectations can cause students to be perceived differently, and they respond in accordance with those expectations. b) Even though groups were randomly selected, there must have been a difference in IQ between the groups before the intervention. c) Teacher expectations don't make a difference in student performance. d) Some unknown third variable must explain the results.
Recently, you took your nephew, Jamie, to a local fast food restaurant
When you took Jamie home, he told his mother, "We drove to Wendy's, we got out of the car, we stood in line, I got a Kid's Meal with chicken nuggets and milk, and I got a cool toy, too." Jamie's recall of the visit to Wendy's was mostly correct but Wendy's was out of milk so Jamie got a soft drink instead. What can you tell Jamie's mother about scripts and how they can influence memory that might explain Jamie's incorrect memory of his lunch? What will be an ideal response?