People Engage in Counterproductive Strategies Because

question 6

Multiple Choice

People engage in counterproductive strategies because

• A) they are intent on self-defeat.
• B) they believe they will eventually be successful.
• C) they are masochistic.
• D) they are experiencing only minimal emotional arousal.

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Definitions:

Ethnic Socialization Strategies

Approaches and practices used by cultural or ethnic groups to teach children about their heritage, values, and social norms.

Cognitive Skills

Mental abilities related to learning, thinking, problem-solving, memory, and decision-making.

Behavior Problems

Actions or conduct that are disruptive, harmful, or otherwise deemed inappropriate by societal norms.

Autonomous Morality

The second and final stage of Piaget’s theory of moral development, in which right and wrong are defined according to internal motives and intentions rather than objective consequences.