Because Schoolchildren Judge Their Own Talents and Limitations More Realistically

question 112

Multiple Choice

Because schoolchildren judge their own talents and limitations more realistically than preschoolers, _____.

• A) they should decide which reading and math groups they wish to join
• B) their tendency to overestimate their ability or judgments decreases
• C) following a failure, they are less pessimistic about future failure
• D) they are less likely to concede that they're not good at something

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Definitions:

Self Regulating

A system or market that is able to adjust and correct itself without external intervention.

Keynes

John Maynard Keynes, a British economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments.

Aggregate Demand

The total demand for all goods and services within an economy at a particular time and price level, including consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports.

Say's Law

An economic theory proposing that the production of goods creates its own demand, attributed to the French economist Jean-Baptiste Say.