Adolescents who compare themselves with others who are slightly more proficient or skilled than themselves are engaging in ________ social comparison

During an industrial accident, Carl was badly injured and his left leg had to be amputated

For months after the amputation, Carl experienced phantom limb sensations because his brain had created an internal model of his body called a. the neuromatrix. b. the limbic system. c. a self-archetype. d. psychosomatic imagery.

Chapter 12 discussed the complex issue of ethnicity and body dissatisfaction. According to this discussion,

a. White women are somewhat more likely than Black women to be dissatisfied with their bodies. b. a meta-analysis about ethnicity and body dissatisfaction showed absolutely no differences—not even any small effect sizes. c. women from a low-income Central American background are much more likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies, compared to women from a wealthy South American background. d. Canadian research shows that body dissatisfaction is significantly correlated with the number of years a woman had lived in Canada.