Children's self-esteem during middle childhood develops in which of the following ways? Children
a. increasingly compare themselves to adults.
b. assess how they are unique and different from others in special ways.
c. feel they are the best at everything they do.
d. increasingly develop their own internal standards of success.
d
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Jeannie has ADHD and her teacher believes that all children with ADHD misbehave in the classroom. Jeannie has never misbehaved in the classroom but now her parents get a weekly phone call from the principal about Jeannie’s bad behavior at school. Jeannie’s teacher may be creating __________________ for Jeannie.
A. a self-fulfilling prophecy B. cognitive dissonance C. deindividuation D. an actor-observer effect E. a correspondence bias
When a person is anxious or fearful, they may experience indigestion. Why?
a. The parasympathetic branch inhibits digestion. b. The parasympathetic division of the ANS predominates when we feel fear or anxiety. c. The sympathetic division of ANS stimulates the digestive process. d. The sympathetic division of the ANS predominates when we feel fear or anxiety.
The __________ threshold is the smallest amount of energy needed for a person to detect the presence of a stimulus 50% of the time
a. absolute b. difference c. just noticeable d. sensory
Pearl has tried unsuccessfully in the past to quit smoking. She indicates that when she has tried she will eventually ask a friend for a smoke on lunch or coffee breaks at work. Which of the following options would yield the best results?
A. Pearl should taper down her smoking, lessening her use each day until she is only smoking a minimal amount daily. B. Pearl could spend time with her non-smoking friends on her breaks and also utilize them as a support system. C. Pearl could try to minimize her cigarette use to only while she is working. D. Pearl could ask her employer to implement a no- smoking-on-break policy so she will not be tempted.