Maria Is Trying to Figure Out Who She Is and Who

question 51

Multiple Choice

Maria is trying to figure out who she is and who she wants to be. She has been posting on social media disclosing different facets of her personality and watching the kind of reaction that she receives. She has disclosed a very personal side of herself and found that she was able to gain support from her friends when she would never have had the nerve to do that in person. She now feels much more comfortable posting about the mistakes she has made in life along with her successes. Maria has found confidence in posting about her ______.

• A) real self
• B) thin ideal
• C) empathy
• D) false self

Understand the concept of behavior as it is defined in the discipline of psychology.

Grasp the importance of control groups and experimental groups in psychological research.

Recognize key methodological concepts, such as independent and dependent variables, single-blind and double-blind studies.

Acknowledge the impact of psychology's evolution over time on current practices.

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