Research indicates that people with negative self-views preferred partners who viewed them

There is evidence that a close partner’s support and affirmation can bring a loved one’s actual self-views and behavior more in line with his or her ideal self. Researchers refer to this as the

Which of the following is NOT a coping technique used to deal with self-discrepancies?

Taking tennis lessons in response to a self-discrepancy in the area of athleticism is an example of a coping technique called

Which of the following researchers proposed social comparison theory?

Fredrickson and Branigan’s study found that people who watched a film clip eliciting a feeling of fear wrote more items on an activity list afterward than those who viewed a(n) _____ eliciting film.

Hazel Markus uses the term ______ selves to refer to one’s conceptions about the kind of person one might become in the future.

Research has shown that children’s self-perceptions are more strongly related to their ______ than to their parents’ attitudes toward them.

Fredrickson, Joiner, and Levenson have supported the ____ which posits that positive emotions aid the mind and the body by recovering a sense of balance and flexibility following an episode experience of _____ emotion.

Margaret earned a C on her psychology paper. She began to reassure herself that at least she did not get a D like Deborah. This is an example of which strategy for self-enhancement?