Mary was considered a loner in the fourth grade and was not accepted by too many of her peers. But Mary had a best friend and several other good friends. In what ways can peer acceptance and peer rejection influence development in middle childhood?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Children need friends, and they also need peer group acceptance.
2. Peer acceptance has positive consequences. Longitudinal studies show that peer acceptance is associated with people who are prosocial, above average academically and athletically, and have a good sense of humor.
3. Peer rejection has negative consequences. Longitudinal studies show that peer rejection predicts future externalizing problems, internalizing problems, and academic disengagement and failure.
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Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ______________
a) varying fraction of change that occurs before just noticeable differences in the same sensory system can be detected b) smallest detectable stimulus between two stimuli of different sensory systems c) largest detectable difference between two stimuli that can occur before the change becomes undetectable d) constant fraction of change that must occur if a difference from the original stimulus is to be detected
When writing survey questions, it is important ensure that there is a clear relationship between each survey question and the
a. final outcome. b. data analysis. c. respondent’s answers. d. survey’s objectives.
Which of the following changes in our senses appears to be a normal part of aging?
a. an increase in the number of odor receptors which interfere with the ability to smell b. an increase in the ability to taste salty and sweet flavors, causing older people to gain weight more quickly than they did earlier in the lifespan c. a decline in the amount of saliva secreted d. an increase in the total number of taste buds