When people visualize themselves as competent and successful, they tend to:
a. earn higher than average salaries
b. become more successful than their peers
c. cope more effectively with present problems
d. succumb to pathological self-deception
Answer: c. cope more effectively with present problems
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a. are statistically in the mean. b. interfere with functioning. c. are seen by the legal system as being abnormal. d. cause minimal distress to self or others.
Behaving differently or unfairly toward members of a group is called
a. being prejudice. c. discrimination. b. stereotyping. d. modern segregation.
Given current research, which is most likely true?
a. Cindy will outperform Mike on visual-spatial tasks. b. Mike will acquire language faster than Cindy and will have superior skills in vocabulary and spelling. c. Cindy is more likely to have a reading problem than is Mike. d. There is greater variability in reading and math skills within sex groups than between sex groups.
There appears to be an inverse relationship between weight in children and socioeconomic status, such that the proportion of overweight children increases as family income falls
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.