In photography class, Phil is affected by whether he thinks his pictures are as good as those of his classmates. This process is known as
A) social comparison.
B) evaluative control.
C) contingent reward.
D) peer referencing.
Answer: A
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An automobile manufacturer who relies on management by objectives allows employees to choose
a. production goals. b. production methods. c. employment criteria. d. product standards.
Tiffany is aware that unprotected sex can lead to pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, but she tells her friends that if she became sexually active, she knows nothing bad would happen to her. Elkind would see this as an example of
A) counterfactual thinking. B) a personal fable. C) metacognition. D) the imaginary audience.
In high school, Raphael began to notice that he was only attracted to men. And since then, he has only ever dated men. Now he has been in a relationship with a man for the past five years and is very happy. Raphael is considered __________ in terms of his sexual orientation.
A. homosexual B. heterosexual C. bisexual D. transsexual
Greater amounts of adolescent disclosure to parents has been found to be linked to all of the following EXCEPT
A. high levels of parental acceptance. B. high trust in the parent-child relationship. C. antisocial and rule-breaking behavior in the child. D. parents asking questions.