Students Experience the Greatest Increases in Self-Esteem When They Grow

question 14

True/False

Students experience the greatest increases in self-esteem when they grow more competent in the areas that their parents value.

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Definitions:

Gregariousness

The quality of being sociable, outgoing, and enjoying the company of others.

Assertiveness

The quality of being self-assured and confident without being aggressive, in expressing one’s needs and opinions.

Evolutionary Psychologists

Researchers who study how evolutionary theory explains psychological traits and behaviors, asserting that many human psychological systems, including memory, perception, and language, serve evolved adaptive purposes.

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced, either sexually or asexually.