Children's self-concepts become increasingly stable, and therefore increasingly more difficult to change, as they grow older
Using what you have learned about the development of students' sense of self, choose the most likely explanation for the increasing stability of the self-concept over time:
a. Maturational factors play a major role in the formation of the self-concept; these factors continue to unfold throughout childhood.
b. Research studies indicate that the self-concept has a strong genetic component.
c. Many teachers intuitively sense how students feel about themselves, and such intuitions invariably influence teachers' behaviors toward the students.
d. Children will behave in ways consistent with their self-concepts, thereby reaffirming their views of themselves.
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. integration b. awareness c. literacy d. perspective
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