Research on Self-Esteem Indicates That ____

question 70

Multiple Choice

Research on self-esteem indicates that ____.

• A) if anything, self-esteem in the U.S. (for everyone) is unrealistically high
• B) African Americans, as a group, have significantly lower self-esteem than do white Americans, as a group
• C) adolescent girls have extremely low self-esteem levels, while adolescent boys have more or less average self-esteem levels
• D) women actually have higher self-esteem levels than men do

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