If the Correlations Between One's Self-Concept and Academic Performance Were

question 164

Multiple Choice

If the correlations between one's self-concept and academic performance were positive, we could say that

• A)academic performance and self-concept are largely unrelated.
• B)academic performance is an important cause of one's self-concept.
• C)one's self-concept is an important cause of academic performance.
• D)a self-concept and academic performance are related, but no causal relationship has been established.

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Definitions:

Organized Patterns

Predetermined or structured ways in which elements are arranged, leading to predictable outcomes.

Situation

The set of all external and internal factors that are present at a given time and place, influencing an individual's actions and decisions.

Information-processing Approach

A model in psychology that describes cognition as the processing of information through a system that works similarly to a computer.

Computer

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