A Major Element of Self-Defeating Behavior Is That the Person

question 39

Multiple Choice

A major element of self-defeating behavior is that the person ________.

• A)suffers a defeat himself or herself
• B)works against his or her own self-interest
• C)has low self-confidence and low self-esteem
• D)works hard but is defeated by environmental forces

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Definitions:

Homicide Rates

The frequency of occurrences of murder within a defined population over a specified period of time.

Correlational Evidence

Refers to a relationship between two variables where changes in one variable are mirrored by changes in another, though not necessarily indicative of causation.

Mirror Neurons

A type of brain cells that respond equally when we perform an action or when we witness someone else perform the same action.

Vicariously Experience

The process of feeling or experiencing something indirectly through another person, such as empathy or learning through observing others.