Michelle, a well-liked fourth grader, accidentally ran into Lisa, an aggressive-rejected fifth grader, knocking Lisa's backpack off her shoulder. What do you predict will be the response of each girl to this incident?
How will each girl interpret the incident? How do you think it will be resolved?
What will be an ideal response?
Michelle will most likely apologize for the incident. She will tend to interpret the action
as an accident. Lisa will most likely respond with anger and interpret the action as
intentional. Michelle may try to help Lisa recover her backpack from the floor but Lisa
will probably reject her help.
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