When Gifted Students Are Placed in Special Classes for Gifted

question 168

Multiple Choice

When gifted students are placed in special classes for gifted students,their self-esteem

• A)often decreases.
• B)often increases.
• C)is not usually affected.
• D)usually changes,but may either increase or decrease.

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Definitions:

Self-Handicapping

Placing obstacles in the way of one's own success to protect self-esteem from a possible future failure.

Self-Handicapping

A cognitive strategy where an individual sets up excuses or obstacles before a performance to have external factors to blame in case of failure.

Possible Selves

Images of what the self might become in the future.

Trait Self-Esteem

The enduring sense of worth or value that one attributes to oneself as a consistent aspect of their personality.