Self-Affirmation Has Been Shown to

question 29

Multiple Choice

Self-affirmation has been shown to

• A)build up a person's self-worth.
• B)increase academic success in African American students.
• C)increase cognitive performance in low-income individuals.
• D)all of these.

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Definitions:

Nonspecific Defense

General immune responses that a body provides against pathogens regardless of their specificity.

Phagocytosis

The process by which cells engulf and digest solid substances, such as bacteria or other foreign particles.

Neutrophils

A type of white blood cell important in the immune response, particularly in fighting bacterial infections.

Monocytes

a type of white blood cell that plays a significant role in the immune system by engulfing and digesting pathogens and cellular debris.