Which of the following statements about self-esteem is true?
a. asian children have higher self-esteem than u. s. children.
b. compared with their caucasian agemates, african-american children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem.
c. boys have considerably higher self-esteem than girls throughout childhood.
d. from middle childhood on, individual differences in self-esteem become increasingly less stable.

the correct answer is B. Compared with their Caucasian agemates, African-American children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem.  

Explanation: A is not correct because Asian children have lower self-steem than U.S. children. C is not correct because boys and girls can have either high self-steem or low self- steem depending on their cultural backgrounds, families, etc. D. is not correct because self-esteem stability is low during childhood and early adolescence and becomes increasingly more stable in the future. B is correct, because African-American children tend to have more high self-steem perhaps because their ancestors were discriminated and they seem to educate their children about those terrible events or maybe is another factor.

answer; the above statement is (false);

answer; humanistic;