If Children's Positive Self-Esteem Is Largely a Consequence Rather Than

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Multiple Choice

If children's positive self-esteem is largely a consequence rather than a cause of their successful accomplishments, parents would be best advised to enable their children to

• A) develop defensive self-esteem.
• B) recognize that positive self-esteem inhibits self-serving bias.
• C) effectively surmount challenges and achieve success.
• D) experience positive self-esteem regardless of how well or how poorly they perform.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early child development described by Piaget, where a child can only focus on one aspect of a situation at a time.

Mentally Represent

The ability to internally hold and manipulate images, concepts, and ideas without the presence of the actual objects or situations.

Deferred Imitation

The imitation of people and events that were encountered or experienced hours, days, or weeks in the past.