The statement, "I'm not attractive because my roommate gets asked out on dates more than I do," illustrates the concept of _____.

A. self-fulfilling prophecy
B. social comparison
C. self-expectations
D. social expectations


Answer: B

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Which of the following statements is true concerning creative influence?

a. Mentors take the most significant role of influence in adulthood b. Peers are the most significant influencers in adolescence, but ultimately family is the strongest influence of creative potential c. Education gives adolescents and young adults most of the creative tools that they use in professional development d. Mentor figures are especially important in adolescence and young adulthood, but colleagues are the primary influencers in adulthood.

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The foundation’s goal of a 50% increase in media impressions was ______.

A. met B. not exceeded C. barely exceeded D. far exceeded

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Increasingly before the courts in cases such as Doninger v. Niehoff from the Second Circuit are schools’ attempts to regulate:

a) student media advertising; b) off-campus speech; c) sexting; d) speech by student clubs; e) student political groups.

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