School-Age Children __________

question 26

Multiple Choice

School-age children __________.

• A) use frequent social comparisons
• B) compare their own performance to that of a single peer
• C) describe themselves in extreme, all-or-none ways
• D) rarely describe their own negative attributes

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Definitions:

Reaction Range

The concept that genetic factors set certain limits on cognitive, emotional, and personality development, but environmental factors determine where within these limits individuals will fall.

Achievement

The accomplishment of a task or goal through effort, skill, or courage, often recognized and valued by society or the individual's personal standards.

Motivation

The internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role, or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.

Autobiographical Memory

The aspect of memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences from one's own life.