Ayn Rand's The Importance Of Self-Esteem

The reason self-esteem is increasing because people are using multiple ways to make themselves feel better. Some ways described in the book are; downward social comparison, upward social comparison, compensatory self-enhancement, discounting, external attribution, internal attribution and basking in the reflected glory. Downward social comparison is comparing your performance with the performance of someone who is doing even worse than you, whereas upward social comparison is surrounding yourself with successful people to make yourself feel more successful. Compensatory self-enhancement is when you acknowledge the poor grade you got in class but instead start to think about your excellent clarinet-playing skills. Discounting is reducing the
Each individual had a certain dut to take care of while they are on the planet, the each had unique skills and capabilities needed to fulfill his or her calling. The highest moral duty that individuals were believed to have was to serve God well by working hard at their calling. With the Protestant Reformation, work had become a moral obligation rather than something necessary for subsistence. Protestants came to view work as a spiritual task, the take their work very seriously. Weber maintained that each individual had a calling and that this shift in attitude had an enormous impact on
What are some ways that students use primary and secondary control when preparing for an exam?
A way that students use primary control when preparing for an exam would be wanting to get a good grade so they go out of their way to study continuously and effectively to achieve that grade. Secondary control is when a group of friends get together and decided they would like to study for the test, you realize this is a good idea because this will help your own test