If an Adolescent Is Unusually Dependent on the Opinions, Beliefs

question 7

Multiple Choice

If an adolescent is unusually dependent on the opinions, beliefs, and actions of his or her peers, what prediction can you make about that adolescent's academic performance?

• A) It most likely will be average for the first few years of secondary school but then improve dramatically.
• B) It most likely will be excellent for the first few years of secondary school but then get slightly worse.
• C) It is likely to be better than it should be based on the adolescent's performance on IQ tests.
• D) It is likely to be poorer than it should be based on the adolescent's performance on IQ tests.

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