The Self-Enhancement Thesis Is the Idea That

question 23

Multiple Choice

The self-enhancement thesis is the idea that:

• A) low-achieving adolescents use self-defeating strategies to explain poor grades.
• B) troubled adolescents turn to delinquency to enhance their self-esteem.
• C) adolescents with high self-esteem have more positive expected selves.
• D) low-SES adolescents need to be taught to generate more ideal selves.

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Definitions:

Free Riders

A person who receives the benefit of a good without paying for it. Because it is often virtually impossible to restrict the consumption of public goods to those who pay, these goods are subject to free-rider problems.

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Private Firms

Businesses owned and controlled by individuals or groups of individuals, as opposed to being owned by the government.

Property Rights

Legal rights to possess, use, and dispose of assets including real property (land and buildings) and intellectual property.