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Correlations and romanticized pictures of how we feel about ourselves genuinely have an enormous effect on our self-esteem.

Correlations and romanticized pictures of how we feel about ourselves genuinely have an enormous effect on our self-esteem. Thinking about our physical appearance or even supporting our inner self brings some negative thoughts or feelings. Downward comparisons of ourselves are conducted in a manner by which we contrast ourselves with individuals unrealistically like celebrities or […]

What kind of data was presented in the results section?  Were there averages (means), correlations, or statistical tests?  (You can just write down the letters that symbolize the tests and statistics – the statistical tests will be explained to you in class.)

Click on the link below and read the article titled “Comfortably Numb: Desensitizing Effects of Violent Media on Helping Others (citation below) and complete the following questions:http://public.psych.iastate.edu/caa/abstracts/2005-2009/09BA.pdf Bushman, B. J., & Anderson, C. A. (2009). Comfortably numb: Desensitizing effects of violent media on helping others. Psychological Science, 20, 273-277.If you have trouble opening the article, Google […]