Which of the following instances is an example of the way we use social comparisons to self-evaluate?
A) An instructor provides personal feedback on a test.
B) A person shooting rolled-up paper balls into a wastebasket is able to make three baskets.
C) A child thinks about how tall she is by looking around at the other children in her classroom.
D) A mother decides that her son is her favorite person in the world.
Ans: C) A child thinks about how tall she is by looking around at the other children in her classroom.
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a. was following in the footsteps of Huxley b. invented the term "eugenics" c. studied the incidence of behaviors in northern Europeans versus southern Europeans d. became personally involved in aiding blood transfusions between Jews and Gentiles and between Africans and Caucasians e. denounced the study of blood transfusions between rabbits
Explain why memory is described as reconstructive.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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A. The neo-Freudians tended to emphasize the importance of the ego rather than that of the id. B. The neo-Freudians placed even more emphasis on sex than did Freud himself. C. The neo-Freudians paid less attention to cultural influences on behavior. D. The neo-Freudians focused less on the social environment.