The self-enhancement thesis is the idea that:
A) low-achieving adolescents use self-defeating strategies to explain poor grades.
B) troubled adolescents turn to delinquency to enhance their self-esteem.
C) adolescents with high self-esteem have more positive expected selves.
D) low-SES adolescents need to be taught to generate more ideal selves.
Answer: B
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