According to optimal distinctiveness theory, which social identity will best satisfy a person's needs?
a. thinking of one's self as a human being
b. thinking of one's self as a member of one's immediate family
c. thinking of one's self as an artist
d. thinking of one's self as a member of a particular fraternity or sorority
Answer: D
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Based on findings from research studies, compared to older adolescents (15 years and older) and preadolescents (8- to 11-year-olds), which of the following statements about young adolescents' self-esteem, self-consciousness, and self-image is false?
A. Early adolescents experience a sharp increase in self-esteem'. B. Early adolescents have lower self-esteem. C. Early adolescents are more self-conscious. D. Early adolescents have a more unstable self-image.
Urie Bronfenbrenner is most closely associated with the
A) social-cognitive perspective. B) bioecological perspective. C) psychoanalytic perspective. D) behavioral perspective.