How Are Self-Esteem and the Better-Than-Average Effect Related

question 76

Multiple Choice

How are self-esteem and the better-than-average effect related?

• A)Self-esteem and the better-than-average effect are two names for the same idea.
• B)Self-esteem leads people to exhibit the better-than-average effect.
• C)People with high self-esteem are skilled at detecting the better-than-average effect in others.
• D)People with high self-esteem tend to display the better-than-average effect.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An instructional process where pairing two stimuli repeatedly results in a response first prompted by the second stimulus, but eventually prompted by only the first stimulus.

Extinction

A process in which the conditioned response is weakened when the conditioned stimulus is repeated without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The gradual formation of an association between conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

Spontaneous Recovery

A process in which a previously extinguished response reemerges after the conditioned stimulus is presented again.