Verbal bullying, ostracizing peers, and spreading rumors are examples of _____ aggression.
A. relational
B. instrumental
C. opportunistic
D. peer
Answer: A
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a. The formal operations stage b. The preoperational stage c. The concrete operations stage d. The sensorimotor stage
A meta-analysis is best described as
a. a study using numerous previous studies. b. a controlled laboratory experiment. c. an unstructured interview. d. a longitudinal design study.
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A. ask a psychiatrist for an antidepressant B. remind other people that depression can alter one's behavior C. replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts of accomplishment, so that his/her self-esteem increases making him/her more attractive to others D. inform those individuals of the depression
Which of the following statements is true?
a. In an earlier study of boys who had already formed friendships, the Sherifs found that intergroup conflict undermined these original friendships. b. The winning group shows more outgroup rejection than the failing group. c. Ingroup-outgroup biases influence perceptions of the outgroup members, but not perceptions of the outgroup’s products. d. During conflict group members fail to make use of their stereotypes.