While Ginger Has Always Thought of Herself as the Best

question 121

Multiple Choice

While Ginger has always thought of herself as the best dancer in the world, she has just begun to notice that some of the other kids in her class are better than her. This realization indicates that Ginger has begun to engage in

• A) behavioral inhibition.
• B) social comparison.
• C) disengagement.
• D) joint attention.

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Definitions:

Psychological Theory

A framework designed to explain and predict mental processes and behaviors.

Independent Variables

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Dependent Variables

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