Which of the Following Would You Likely See in a Typical

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would you likely see in a typical "boundary violation" between children's play groups in middle childhood?

• A)A girl will exit her friendship group as a result of a quarrel or hurt feelings.
• B)A child will be accepted into a play and friendship group of children of the other gender for an extended period of time.
• C)Best-friend pairs terminate their friendship bonds and re-form into new groups of friends.
• D)A brief interaction,such as a "chasing game," will cause one gender-segregated group to breach the barrier of the other gender-segregated group.

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Definitions:

Emotion

A complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior.

Affect

Encompasses the experience of feeling or emotion, which can influence thoughts and behaviors.

Mood

A feeling state that is not clearly linked to some event.

Arousal

A physiological reaction, including faster heartbeat and faster or heavier breathing, linked to most conscious emotions