A Significant Change in Self-Descriptions That Occurs Between Ages 9

question 116

Multiple Choice

A significant change in self-descriptions that occurs between ages 9 and 11 is a shift from

• A) physical characteristics to inner qualities
• B) inner qualities to action statements
• C) subjective to objective self-evaluations
• D) action statements to proverbial characterizations of self

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Definitions:

Nature-Nurture Controversy

Refers to the debate over the relative contributions of genetics and environment to individual traits and behaviors.

Continuous

Uninterrupted in time or sequence, often referring to processes or phenomena that occur over an infinite or indeterminate length.

Fixed Action Patterns

Instinctive behavioral sequences that are relatively invariant within the species and triggered by specific stimuli.

Case Study

A carefully drawn biography of an individual.