When Feedback About the Self Conflicts with a Person's Central

question 55

Multiple Choice

When feedback about the self conflicts with a person's central self-conceptions,the person most likely will

• A) ignore it when motivated toward self-improvement.
• B) often selectively forget it.
• C) pay attention if the feedback is from friends.
• D) will become depressed and withdraw.

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Definitions:

Plasticity

The capability of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience, learning, or injury.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands in the body, which regulate various biological processes including growth, metabolism, and reproduction.

Endocrine Glands

Organs that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate various functions in the body.

Gonads

The reproductive organs in animals and humans that produce gametes; ovaries in females and testes in males.