When Judging Their Own Ability or Intelligence

question 58

Multiple Choice

When judging their own ability or intelligence,

• A) men and women make similar estimations.
• B) women make higher judgments of their abilities but lower estimates of the intelligence than men do.
• C) women make lower estimates than men do.
• D) men make lower estimates than women do.

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Definitions:

Aggressive Behavior

Actions meant to harm or intimidate others, driven by feelings of anger and hostility.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome after the display of a behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future.

Partial-reinforcement Effect

A phenomenon in which behaviors are more resistant to extinction when only occasionally reinforced, rather than consistently.

Continuous-reinforcement Phenomenon

A method of learning where a desired behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to faster learning.