If the Correlations Between One's Self-Concept and Academic Performance Were

question 164

Multiple Choice

If the correlations between one's self-concept and academic performance were positive, we could say that

• A)academic performance and self-concept are largely unrelated.
• B)academic performance is an important cause of one's self-concept.
• C)one's self-concept is an important cause of academic performance.
• D)a self-concept and academic performance are related, but no causal relationship has been established.

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