Which of the Following Is Characteristic of Peer Group Interactions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is characteristic of peer group interactions during the elementary school years?

• A) having a variety of friends that includes both boys and girls
• B) a lack of shared interests and activities
• C) the development of social skills useful for interactions with both girls and boys
• D) gender segregation

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Definitions:

Associated

Connected or linked with something else in relation to ideas, feelings, or memories.

Reflex

It is an involuntary, immediate response to a specific stimulus without conscious thought.

Classical Conditioning

A learning mechanism where the consistent association of two stimuli leads to a response, initially evoked by the second stimulus, being evoked by the first stimulus alone over time.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.