Forrester Found a Strong Positive Relationship Between Participation in High

question 10

Multiple Choice

Forrester found a strong positive relationship between participation in high school extracurricular activities and community involvement as adults. He controlled for gender, and the relationship between high school extracurricular activities and community involvement appeared among the men but not at all among the women. Which type of elaboration analysis is this?

• A)replication
• B)explanation
• C)interpretation
• D)specification
• E)extension

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Definitions:

Spotlight Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which one's actions and appearance are noted by others.

Inferiority Complex

A psychological condition that exists when a person feels inferior to others in some way, leading to lowered self-esteem and confidence.

Weak Superego

A term in Freudian psychoanalysis referring to an underdeveloped superego, which results in difficulty controlling impulses and adhering to societal norms and morals.

Reality Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, it is the counterbalance to the pleasure principle, guiding behavior to consider the external world and act in realistic ways.