Which one of the following statements is most accurate about the effects of peer groups?

a. Peer contagion is strongest in the primary grades, when children first enter school.
b. Peer contagion is strongest during the late high school years, as students approach graduation.
c. Peer groups may encourage either desirable qualities (e.g., honesty) or undesirable qualities (e.g., violence).
d. When a particular peer group discourages academic achievement, members of that group will always achieve lower class grades than they are capable of achieving.


c

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