Adolescents who are higher in self-________, which is the learned expectation that one is capable of carrying out a behavior or producing a desired outcome in a particular situation,
tend to exert greater effort and show greater persistence when faced with
challenging tasks.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
efficacy
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Children with greater perspective-taking skills are more likely to act prosocially
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Bechara et al. (1997) conducted a study in which they allowed participants to draw from various decks of cards. For some decks, the cards generally signaled a "win" of a small amount of money. Other decks dealt with larger amounts but you could win or lose money. In this study, the people who lacked emotion tended to ____
a. choose only from the decks with larger sums b. choose only from the decks with small wins c. go back to the same deck over and over d. behave similarly to those who were capable of emotion