A trend with age in self-esteem is ________________

a. that girls have lower self-esteem than boys in early childhood and higher self-esteem in middle childhood and adolescence
b. a general decline in self-esteem as children attend elementary school followed by a rise later in middle childhood
c. a decreasing contribution of physical appearance to self-esteem in girls with age
d. children cease to make social comparisons later in middle childhood


Answer: B

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