Imagine a Child Who Consistently Gets Mediocre Grades and Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

Imagine a child who consistently gets mediocre grades and is often picked last for a team when games are played at recess. However, he likes to make silly jokes and pranks, and he notices that people laugh when he does those things. The child starts to think that others are laughing with him, not at him. This is part of the process that Charles Cooley called:

• A) the psychosexual stages of development.
• B) backstage.
• C) the preparatory stage.
• D) the looking-glass self.
• E) impression management.

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