Peer Relationships Quiz Flashcards
When crowd members behave in ways that are consistent with crowd norms
A. they contribute to the development of new norms.
B. they are reinforced with compliments and praise.
C. they face disapproval from parents and authority figures.
D. they begin to separate their identity from that of the crowd.
B. they are reinforced with compliments and praise
Settings for intimate interactions and friendships are called ______, whereas ______ are based on reputation rather than on actual social interaction.
A. cliques; crowds
B. crowds; reference groups
C. reference groups; cliques
D. crowds; cliques
A. Cliques; crowds
At school, Jamila is perceived as high-status, yet rude and abrupt. A psychologist would say that she
A. has perceived popularity but not sociometric popularity.
B. has sociometric popularity but not perceived popularity.
C. has both perceived and sociometric popularity.
D. is not popular.
A. has perceived popularity but not sociometric popularity
Many adults incorrectly believe that cyberbullying is usually
A. accidental.
B. harmful.
C. anonymous.
D. targeted.
C. anonymous
Adolescents who join antisocial peer groups are likely to have
A. been coerced by their peers to join.
B. had problematic parent-child relationships in childhood.
C. extremely high levels of intelligence.
D. siblings who are more conformist than they are.
B. had problematic parent-child relationships in childhood
Self-esteem is ______ among students who are identified with peer groups that have relatively high status in their school.
A. lower
B. the same
C. higher
D. variable
C. higher
What have studies shown to be true of antisocial youth?
A. Antisocial adolescents usually have antisocial friends.
B. Most antisocial adolescents have few or no friends.
C. Groups of antisocial adolescents report more feelings of isolation than do friendless adolescents.
D. Many adolescents who are considered antisocial have lasting friendships with their well-adjusted peers.
A. Antisocial adolescents usually have antisocial friends.
Keiko, a ninth-grader, was mad at Cherise for spilling juice on Keiko’s shirt. Keiko spread a rumor that Cherise had gossiped about her friends. Keiko is using______ to express her anger toward Cherise.
A. relational aggression
B. hostile attributional bias
C. aggressive withdrawal
D. overt aggression
A. relational aggression
According to research, conformity to peer pressure
A. peaks in adolescence and remains high into adulthood.
B. peaks in adolescence relative to childhood and adulthood.
C. shows a linear increase from childhood into adulthood.
D. shows a linear decrease from childhood into adulthood.
B. peaks in adolescence relative to childhood and adulthood.
By the end of high school, crowds
A. have become a defining influence in the adolescent’s life.
B. increasingly gain in importance for an adolescent’s identity.
C. become less important to adolescents.
D. peak in their importance to adolescents.
C. become less important to adolescents.
