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The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Academic Performance

You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the questions posed, using appropriate psychological terminology. It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts or providing definitions only.

A high school principal wants to improve student self-esteem. She believes that students in her school who have high self-esteem will make better grades. She is proposing a correlational study to examine this belief.

Question 1

Short answer

Describe the predicted relationship between the variables of this study.

Question 2

Short answer

Explain why the findings of the study would not be generalizable.

Question 3

Short answer

Provide an example of a valid operational definition of 'self-esteem.'

Question 4

Short answer

Provide a specific example of how the 'third variable problem' could affect this study.

Question 5

Short answer

Explain why an experimental version of this study might not be ethical.

Group 6

Suppose that the principal finds that students with high self-esteem do not make better grades.

Question 6a

Short answer

Explain how Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences could explain these findings.

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