Between the two types of competitiveness identified by researchers, competing to excel (CE):

a. is linked to feelings of loneliness.
c. is linked to having a low self-esteem.
b. deals with a need to dominate others.
d. deals with surpassing one's personal goals.

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: CE competing was linked to high self-esteem and low depression among high school students. Researchers identified two types of competitiveness: competing to win (CW) in order to dominate others, and competing to excel (CE) to surpass one's personal goals.

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