Research Investigating Aggressive Behavior in Popular Children Reveals That They

question 96

Multiple Choice

Research investigating aggressive behavior in popular children reveals that they

• A)are not aggressive.
• B)are less aggressive than their less popular age mates.
• C)largely use relational forms of aggression to enhance their popularity.
• D)largely use overt forms of aggression to enhance their popularity.

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Definitions:

Sensitive Caregivers

Individuals who respond appropriately and empathically to a child's needs, facilitating secure attachment and emotional growth.

Educational Remediation

A targeted instructional strategy meant to address and support the learning needs or deficits of students to help them reach expected competencies.

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to recognize, understand, manage, and reason with emotions in oneself and others.

Salovey and Mayer

Two psychologists who introduced the concept of emotional intelligence in 1990, proposing a model that emphasized the ability to monitor one’s own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions.