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What is virtual reality exposure therapy used to treat?

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Social disorders, phobias and PTSD

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Do patients with VRET perform better on beheavioural assessments at post-treatment and follow-up

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Yes

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Does VRET deliver worse, better or similar results to conventional therapies on behavioural measures

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Similar

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In Serrano et al. (2016) was VR Mood-Induction successful in creating a sense of relaxation and presence

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Yes

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In Serrano et al. (2016) was VR Mood-Induction did stimulation of the senses of touch or smell improve the efficacy of the treatment

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No

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What is the Proteus Effect?

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People infer the expected behaviors and attitudes from observing avatars appearance

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According to Yee & Bailenson (2007), do participants with attractive avatars walked closer and disclose more information to strangers?

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Yes

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According to Yee & Bailenson (2007), do participants with unattractive avatars walked closer and disclose more information to strangers?

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No

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According to Yee & Bailenson (2007), do participants with taller or shorter avatars negotiate more aggressively when deciding how to split a pool of money

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Taller

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Does avatar height and attractiveness predict performance in online games

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Yes

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Can people identify with avatars that do not accurately reflect their own appearance

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Yes

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Can embodying different avatars help reduce anxiety

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Yes

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What is a strength of being in an online support group

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Heightened empowerement

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What is a strength of anonymits in being in an online support group

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Potential for self-disclosure and honesty

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What are three weaknesses of online support groups?

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Lack of real world cue
Impersonal
Misinformation

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What is a benefit of self-management

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Improves quality of life

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What is a benefit of self-monitoring

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Better selection of treatments based on individual responses

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What is a weakness of self-monitoring

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Detachment

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Are there any weaknesses to self-management

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No

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What is a strength of decision aids

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Informs alternative choices

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What is a weakness of decision aids

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May fail to identify needs and requirements of individual

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Does internet use make people feel more competent and confident about their health decisions

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Yes

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Do personal health records help to reduce medical mistakes

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Yes

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What is TALI Detect

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Tablet technology to assist children with developmental disabilities in attention training

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What are the three core aspects of attention

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Attentional control
Suspended attention
Selective attention

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A game with an elephant trunk going in different directions and a child must click on the snack going in the same direction is a what test

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Flanker test

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Does attentional control relate to adapting and handling changing rules in a game

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Yes

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Is selective attention related to focus

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Yes

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In TALI Direct, is a game that asks you to wait for a chest to open then click a penny when it stops moving testing suspended attention or selective attention

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Suspended (tests ability to focus)

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In TALI Direct, is a game that asks you to click an elephant when he goes to his own bed and not other beds testing attention control

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Yes

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Is attentional control related to inhibition

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Yes

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In TALI Direct, a game where you need to select a particular type of fish from different fishes a test of suspended or selective attention

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Selective attention

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A test that bombards you with information that you must sort through is testing attentional control, selective attention or suspended attention

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Selective attention

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True or false: Attentional control is to inhibition as selective attention is to discrimination as suspended attention is to patientce

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True

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35
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Does mood mission involve gamification

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Yes

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Would an app like mood mission be useful for a person who was subclinical and not receiving treatment

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Yes

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Does mood mission help people where a strategy isnt working for them

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Yes

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Does an app like mood mission tailor itself to the individual

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Yes

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39
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Does e-couch deal with depression, anxiety, relationship breakdown, loss and grief

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Yes

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If a person was feeling stressed, anxious or depressed and wanted to improve their resilience and well-being what e-intervention would you recommend

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myCompass

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What e-intervention provides a broad range of programs

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OnTrack

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42
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Does MoodGym deal with prevention and management of depression in young people

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Yes

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What program deals with preventing anxiety in children and their parents

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Cool kids

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What program deals with early intervention of anxiety in children and teens

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Brave

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45
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Does Moodmisison use machine learning to tailor recommendations

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Yes

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46
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Does Moodmission nudge people to professional support when it detects clinical levels of symptoms

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Yes

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47
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According to Wallin et al. (2016), is the preference for e-health psych interventions high or low

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According to Wallin et al. (2016), does use of internet to search for and read health-related information predict preference for e-health

49
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According to Wallin et al. (2016), is being born outside of Sweden a predictor of preference for e-health

50
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Is the realationship between Facebook and self-esteem clear

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No, it’s mixed. Depends how you use it.

51
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According to Gonzales and Handcock, does Facebook use support the objective self-awareness theory or the hyperpersonal model

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Hyperpersonal model

52
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According to Gonzales and Handcock (2011), does updating and viewing your own Facebook profile enhance self-esteem?

53
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According to Gonzales and Handcock (2011) does usage of Facebook reinforce the ideal self or the actual self

54
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According to Blachino et al. (2016) is self-esteem lower or higher in addicted Facebook users compared to intense/ordinary users

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According to Hanna et al. (2017) is Facebook use associated with greater social comparison and greater self-objectification which in turn is realted to lower self-esteem

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Does Facebook usage support the stimulation hypothesis or the displacement hypothesis of friendship

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Stimulation - time spent messaging was positively related to time spent with existing friends

57
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According to Grieve et al. (2013) are online and offline social connectedness distinct constructs

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Is Facebook connectedness associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety

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Is Facebook connectedness associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety and greater life satisfaction

60
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Does Facebook provide an alternative source of social connections

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Are levels of Facebook social connectedness similar in people in their 20s and users aged 55-81

62
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According to Johnston et al. (2011), is there a strong or weak association between the intensity of Facebook use and perceived bridging, bonding and maintained social capital

63
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According to Johnston et al. (2011), is the strongest association between intensity of Facebook use with bridging, bonding or maintained social capital?

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Maintained social capital

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According to Johnston et al. (2011) were there any clear effects of race/age on intensity of Facebook use

65
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Does high Facebook use related to negative relationship outcomes in relationships of less than 3-years

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Is the relationship between Facebook use and negative relationship outcomes mediated by conflict stemming from Facebook use

67
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Is there a positive or negative relationship between Facebook use and jealousy between romantic partners

68
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According to Muise et al (2009) is the relationship between Facebook use and jealousy caused by ambigous information on partner’s profile page

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According to Marshall, can interaction with a previous romantic partner on social media lead to arguments

70
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Is high use of social media associated with worry/anxiety about not being involved in friends activities

71
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What is FOMO driven by

72
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What is anticipated regret

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Fear that we will experience regret in the future

73
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When we evaluate our own happiness are we comparing it to where we actually are in life or an imagined alternative reality

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Imagined alternative reality

74
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Are victims of cyberbullying also victims of traditional bullying

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Do some bullies use both normal and cyberbullying to maximise the negative impact

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Does the bystander effect occur online

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Yes, more so

77
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Does oversharing of personal information or emotions result in victim blaming in cyberbullying

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According to Nixon (2016) does cyberbulling lead to greater levels of anxiety, loneliness, somatic symptoms and suicidal ideation

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According to Nixon (2016) are victims or perpetrators of cyberbullying associated with increased delinquent behaviour, substance abuse and aggression

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Perpetrators

80
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Do victims or perpetrators have the worst health outcomes

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TRICK QUESTION! People who do both

81
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In Nixon’s review (2016) can we infer causation

82
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According to Baldry et al. (2015) what is the strongest risk factor associated with cyberbullying

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School bullying

83
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In an ecological framework, what level is ontogenetic

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Individual

84
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In an ecological framework, what level is microsystem

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Interpersonal (family & peers)

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In an ecological framework, what level is mesosystem

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Community (school & broader community)

86
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In an ecological framework, what level is macrosystem

87
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According to Baldry et al. (2015) are victims and bullies similar and can swap roles

88
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What are the top things that kids in the US want to be when they grow up

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Fame, looks and wealth

89
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In the UK has there been a shift from traditional jobs to fame related jobs

90
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According to psychoanalytic theory, what are creative artists motivated by

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Fame, wealth and romantic love

91
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According to Freud, why was culture created

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To stop us from having sex

92
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According to personality theory, does the drive to succeed and tendency to take risks predict motivation to fame

93
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According to personality theory, are famous individuals good or bad at reading situations and improvising

94
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According to development psychology, does adversity in early life play a role in fame seeking

95
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According to developmental psychology, is social class a predictor of fame seeking

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According to Uhls (2014) is a preference for television and social media related to collectivist goals or self-focused goals

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Self-focused

97
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Is a greater desire for fame associated with more stable self-esteem

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No. Less stable

98
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Is a greater desire for fame associated with financial success, attractiveness and social recognition

99
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Is a greater desire for fame associated with lower levels of needing to belong and trait narcissism

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No. Higher levels

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Is grandiose or vulnerable narcissism characterised by being extroverted, dominant and attention-seeking

101
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Is grandiose or vulnerable narcissism characterised by being quiet, having a strong sense of entitlement, easily threatened

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Vulnerable

102
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Does a cold and detached parenting style lead to grandiose or vulnerable narcissism

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Vulnerable

103
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Does putting your child on a pedastal lead to grandiose or vulnerable narcissism

104
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How can narcissists improve?

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Through honest reflection on their own behaviour

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Does narcissism predict intention to post and frequency of posting selfies

106
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Is editing photos before posting more common in women or men

107
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Does narcissism predict selfie-posting and editing in men

108
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Do trait extraversion and social exhibitionism predict selfie-posting, but not self-esteem?

109
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Is selfie-posting and editing related to good body image in Australian teenage girls

110
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What do kids use insta for

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Being cool and surveillance

111
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In what direction is selfie-taking related to narcissism

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Both. It’s reinforcing.

112
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According to Weiser, does global trait narcissism and leadership/authority and gradniose exhibitionism but not entitlement/exploitativeness predict self-frequency

113
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According to Weiser (2014) does age moderate selfie-posting frequency

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According to Weiser (2014), what facet of narcissism moderates self-posting frequency in men but not women

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Entitlement/exploitatitveness

115
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According to Weiser (2014), what facet of narcissism moderates self-posting frequency in women but not men

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Leadership/authority

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