Self-descriptions by young children are unrealistically positive in part because they
A. engage in spontaneous social comparison of their abilities with those of others.
B. tend to compare their present abilities with what they could do at an earlier age.
C. understand that differences in ability cannot be changed as easily as differences in effort.
D. can clearly distinguish between their desired competence and their actual competence.
Answer: B
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