Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Friendships of School-Age

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the friendships of school-age girls is TRUE?

• A)Girls tend to have more friends than boys.
• B)Friendships of girls tend to be less affectionate than those of boys.
• C)Girls tend to have more opposite-sex friends than boys.
• D)Girls tend to have close friends.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A therapeutic technique aiming to change the response to a certain stimulus by associating it with a new, more desirable behavior or response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, developed by B.F. Skinner.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Observable Conditions

Conditions or states that can be seen or noticed, allowing for objective measurement or assessment.