Which Is the Typical Developmental Path for Self-Esteem

question 163

Multiple Choice

Which is the typical developmental path for self-esteem?

• A) A decline in early childhood followed by an increase through adulthood
• B) A decline in middle childhood until age 12 or 13 followed by an increase in adolescence
• C) A steady increase in self-esteem from early childhood through adulthood
• D) Low in early childhood, high in middle childhood, low in adolescence

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