Social comparison is a method of reducing uncertainty by comparing oneself to others.

a.  True
  b.  False


a.  True

Psychology

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a. satisfactoriness b. interchange c. intimacy d. quality

Psychology

Martin and Ruble propose that gender stereotyping can be described as involving three phases, the last of which reflects children

a. learning about gender-related characteristics. b. viewing gender-related activities in a rigid manner. c. becoming flexible in gender-related activities. d. showing no distinction in gender-related activities

Psychology

Jennifer has been assessing the rate at which neurotransmitters are being released by a population of rods. So far she has observed a very low rate of release, which most likely means that the rods are a. completely in the dark

b. being exposed to dim light. c. being exposed to bright light. d. no longer functioning normally.

Psychology

The first true longitudinal study of the effects of giftedness on social success was conducted by _____

A) Wechsler B) Terman C) Binet D) Merrill

Psychology