One Implication of Tesser's Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model Is That

question 48

Multiple Choice

One implication of Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model is that

• A) we are biased to believe that our friends' self-concepts are similar to our own.
• B) we can expect our good friends to help us succeed at anything because all of our successes reflect well on them.
• C) we should choose friends whom we outperform in domains relevant to our self-concept but who are talented in domains that are not relevant to the self.
• D) our friends' competencies (or lack thereof) do not influence our self-concept.

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Definitions:

Silica Tetrahedron

A structural unit of silicon ion surrounded by four oxygen ions, forming the basic building block of silicate minerals.

Silicon

The fourteenth element in the Periodic Table, having the atomic symbol Si.

Silica Tetrahedra

The basic structural unit of silicate minerals, consisting of four oxygen atoms surrounding a single silicon atom.

Silicate Minerals

A group of minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, usually with other metals, forming the largest and most important class of minerals on Earth.