"The Self-Confidence of a Group of Students Is Positively Correlated

question 37

Multiple Choice

"The self-confidence of a group of students is positively correlated with their chances of getting through the course." What does this statement mean?

• A)The students will pass the course if they can be made to be self-confident.
• B)The chances of passing the course tend to increase as the self-confidence scores of the students increase.
• C)The chances of passing the course tend to decrease as the self-confidence scores of the students increase.
• D)Passing the course will make the students self-confident.

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Definitions:

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing the moral conscience and ideals acquired from society and parents.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the drive to seek immediate gratification of needs and desires, avoiding pain or discomfort.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to the theory and therapy developed by Sigmund Freud, which focuses on unconscious motivations and conflicts as drivers of human behavior.