Suppose you selected a group of highly aggressive fifth grade boys and girls and asked them who the "coolest" person in their class is. Generalizing from research cited in the text, you would expect them to choose:

a. Sam, who is very attractive physically
b. Matthew, who is very smart
c. Les, who is very aggressive
d. Rob, who is very tall


c

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