According to Rogers, what is said to exist when the relevant people in a child’s life give him or her love and acceptance under some circumstances but not under others (only if one acts or thinks in certain ways):

To investigate the effects of a new drug for hyperactivity, one group of children is given this new drug, while the other group is given a placebo. The experimenter has his assistant label the drug and the placebo with letter names so that he will not know which group of children is getting the placebo and which group is getting the new drug until the end of the experiment. This researcher is

using a a. double-blind experiment to minimize research participant bias and researcher bias. b. single-blind experiment to minimize observer bias and the observer effect. c. triple-blind experiment that incorporates random selection and random assignment. d. placebo effect to maximize the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Hazel Markus termed the traits that people use to define themselves as self-narrative. 2. Without a self-narrative, most people with amnesia have no semblance of a self-concept. 3. Self-verification involves taking credit for our successes. 4. Self-esteem is the tendency to seek evidence to confirm self-concept. 5. Self-esteem is usually assessed through direct observations of behaviour.