Jack, a rejected child, was knocked over when a classmate tripped over a stick on the ground. Jack is likely to
a. think that it was an accident.
b. apologize to his classmate for being in the way.
c. think that his classmate knocked him over on purpose.
d. ask the teacher to punish his classmate.
Question 2The loss of the ability to comprehend speech is called ________ aphasia.
a. Broca's c. expressive
b. receptive d. productive
Question 3One reason that popular children are more skillful in implementing several steps of the information-processing model of competent social interaction is that they
a. engage a peer group without regard for the consequences of that interaction.
b. are better able to encode and decipher social information correctly.
c. are more aggressive than rejected children when it comes to interjecting their own focus to a peer group.
d. never retaliate against aggressors.
Question 4The portion of the cerebral cortex that controls language comprehension is called ________ area.
a. Broca's c. Luria's
b. Wernicke's d. Lenneberg's
Question 5Which of the following is not a step in the information-processing model of social competence?
a. The child must generate a single plan of action and implement it via trial and error.
b. The child must focus on and meaningfully interpret the correct social cues being given by a peer group.
c. The child must set a goal for the interaction, such as retaliating against an aggressor or making a friend.
d. The child must enact a plan of engagement and actively monitor and modify it as necessary.
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