Answers: discrepancy, ideal, sad, ought, anxious.
Explanation: The self-discrepancy theory is a theory that states that people compare their “actual self" to “ideal self”. The differences between the actual and ideal self create emotional discomforts such as fear, restlessness, being sad.
Self discrepancy theory is the disparity between the actual self( characters that an individual possesses) to the ideal self( idealized version of oneself that is as a result of life experience) or ought self (who individuals believe they should become).
Eric would like to be a guitarist which is his ideal self. Due to the discrepancies between his actual and ideal self, he feels sad. He thinks he should spend more time volunteering which is his ought self. When he eventually thinks about how his actual self differs from the ought self, he becomes anxious.
Aptitude is the natural capability of a person to perform a certain task successfully without previous knowledge or studies. Therefore, aptitude tests are standardized exams designed to measure and evaluate your aptitude and define your strengths. Some examples are determine if you are able to deal with public, or if you have the abilities to become a pilot; in education they evaluate your aptitudes to determine if you can cope with a certain course.
Achievement tests are also called content test and they are made to review knowledge you have already learned.
- Aptitude tests don't take into consideration previous formation, while achievement tests assess previous knowledge.
- You can prepare and study for the achievement test, while for aptitude tests there isn’t any material to study.
Leslie is using an "elaborative" style to elicit her son's autobiographical memory.
According to the research the elaborative style which contains a lot of question styles, like what?, if?, Why? When, etc. into the conversation with a child, help the child remember the past events in more detail than simple question sentences. The more elaborative a parent can be about an event the more the child will have the details memorized.
Whiles the caretaker or teacher is busy with other tasks