Research on peer-group exclusion shows that

A) children who belong to a peer group rarely use relationally aggressive tactics to oust no longer "respected" children.
B) with age, children are more likely to endorse excluding someone because of unconventional appearance or behavior.
C) most school-age children believe it is okay for a group to exclude a peer on the basis of skin color.
D) girls, especially, regard exclusion as unjust, perhaps because they experience it more often than boys.


Answer: D

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