Answer:
B. Think they are smarter and earn better academic grades.
Step-by-step explanation:
Esteem means respect for for someone or having a good opinion about someone.
It can also be said to be, the regard in which one is held. This can be low regard (low esteem) or high regard (high esteem).
One can also be regarded highly or favorably, With respect or admiration.
Now people with high esteem regard themselves highly and with respect. They always think that they are better than everyone else at doing anything and everything. So they would think that they are smarter in school too and are supposed to score higher than people with low self-esteem.
Those with low self-esteem think poorly of themselves and they believe that they cannot do so many things. It might actually make them to perform poorly in tests.