Which of the Following Statements Is True of Children's Self-Esteem

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of children's self-esteem?

• A) Children have the highest self-esteem when they perform competently in domains that are important to them.
• B) Self-esteem decreases when children face a problem and try to cope with it.
• C) Self-esteem increases when children avoid a problem.
• D) The straightforward teaching of real skills to children often results in decreased achievement and, thus, in diminished self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Method of Loci

A mnemonic device that involves imagining placing items that need to be remembered in specific locations within a familiar place.

Information Processing

A psychological approach that describes the human mind’s activities as akin to the processing of data, involving input, storage, and retrieval of information.

Acquisition of Memory

The initial stage of learning or memorizing new information, where the brain encodes and stores data for future use.

Memory Span

The amount of information or number of items that an individual can hold in short-term memory at one time.