The earliest form of in-group favoritism and out-group discrimination is for
a. ethnicity. c. gender.
b. religion. d. the school attended.
Question 2Children who were classified as which of the following in elementary school are particularly likely to have school and behavioral problems in high school?
a. popular c. neglected
b. rejected d. average
Question 3Research has shown that, when interacting with other children, preschoolers who are disliked compared to preschoolers who are liked, display all of the following behaviors except
a. they are less responsive to children they do not know.
b. they are more likely to make irrelevant comments to children they do not know.
c. communicate less effectively with children they know.
d. have less interest in conversations of children they know.
Question 4Dodge proposed that low-status children misinterpret the social intentions of others and are lacking in the following areas of social competence except
a. searching for possible social responses. c. evaluating social situations.
b. wanting to fit in with their peers. d. enacting social behaviors.
Question 5All of the following have been shown to be characteristics of popular children except
a. they don't necessarily follow accepted rules
b. they are considerate and helpful
c. they have high levels of social competence
d. they have high athletic and academic competence
Question 6Based on peer nominations, which of the following types of children are mentioned frequently but receive comparable numbers of positive and negative nominations?
a. rejected children c. controversial children
b. children of average status d. neglected children
Question 7Based on peer nominations, which of the following types of children have an average number of both positive and negative nominations?
a. rejected children c. controversial children
b. children of average status d. neglected children
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