__________ seems to foster a more positive, coherent early self-concept.

Gina has a bruise on her leg. She turned down an invitation to a swim party, explaining, “I can’t possibly wear a swimsuit with this ugly bruise. Everyone will notice how ugly I look!” Gina’s response reveals that her thinking is characterized by

As children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform compared with their peers, self-esteem usually

Quinn is a capable student who is placed in a low academic track. Research indicates that Quinn will probably

Six-year-old Demetri and 4-year-old Lucien’s mother gave each boy a glass of juice with their lunch, but Demetri asked her to switch the juice to another taller and narrower glass. After she poured the liquid from the original glass into the tall glass, Lucien said angrily, “Now Demetri gets more juice than me!” Lucien is displaying a lack of

[BLANK-1] refers to biological differences, chromosomes, hormonal profiles, & internal and external sex organs . [BLANK-2] describes the characteristics that a person, society, or culture delineates as masculine or feminine. 

__________ parenting predicts the poorest grades and worsening school performance over time.

Teenage alcohol and drug use rates in the United States have __________ since the mid-1990s.

In Piaget’s theory, during __________, toddlers use their current schemes to interpret the external world.

As Sunni plays, she says: “Where’s the cup? I want the cup. Oh, there it is. Now, I need the spoon.” Sunni is engaging in what researchers now call __________ speech.