Your 15-year-old cousin exaggerates his performance in nearly every story that he tells. He claims to be a better athlete than he is, a better musician than he is, and much more popular than he actually is. To what type of self is he referring?

a. feared self
b. ideal self
c. real self
d. fictional self

Answer: B

Psychology

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The __________ perspective focuses on social determinants of behavior, while the __________ perspective focuses on the intrapsychic conflicts that may explain behavior.

A. attachment; biological B. interpersonal; psychodynamic C. humanistic; sociocultural D. existential; behavioral

Psychology

You ask teens how often they play violent video games and ask classmates to rate how aggressive they are, then look for a relationship between the two scores. This is an example of a(n) _____ study

A) observational B) correlational C) experimental D) participational

Psychology