________ suggests that self-esteem acts as a gauge or monitor that measures the level of acceptance a person feels from his or her environment
a. Self-esteem
b. Positive regard
c. Self-efficacy
d. Sociometer theory
d
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You can become a more effective conversationalist by
a. focusing on the other person instead of yourself. b. following the Golden Rule--give to others what you would like them to give to you. c. using nonverbal cues to communicate your interest in the other person. d. doing all of these.
Summarize the major criticisms of Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
According to Piaget, ____________ is the process in which people understand an experience in terms of their current stage of cognitive development and way of thinking
a. scheme c. accommodation b. assimilation d. concept
The town of Indianola, Mississippi wants to know what the
community thinks about building a high-tech movie theatre. Increased taxes will be used to pay for the new theatre. Therefore, elected officials are mailing out questionnaires to determine public opinion about the theatre and the use of increased taxes to pay for it. Which type of research method are they using? a. correlation b. experiment c. survey d. case studies