Efforts to boost self-esteem with random expressions of praise in the absence of good performance is most likely to promote

A.self-transcendence.

B.helplessness.

C.the false consensus effect.

D.self-efficacy.


Answer is B.helplessness.

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. They continue to stay under their mother's care. b. Their fathers take over the primary care. c. The grandparents typically take over primary care of children. d. Children at this age attend school.

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Approximately _____ percent of pregnant women report that they smoked cigarettes during their pregnancies

A) 5 B) 10 C) 16 D) 20

Psychology