The Best Predictor of Whether Rejected Children Engage in Delinquent

question 114

Multiple Choice

The best predictor of whether rejected children engage in delinquent behavior or drop out of school later,during adolescence is

• A)low rates of interactions with their peers.
• B)aggression towards peers in junior high school.
• C)aggression towards peers in elementary school.
• D)use of alcohol in ninth grade.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Intelligence

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants learn about the world through their senses and actions.

Cognitive Development

A field of study in psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of brain development.

Object Awareness

Object awareness is the recognition and understanding by an individual that objects exist independently of their actions or observations.

Sensorimotor Stages

The initial phase of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget, where infants learn through interacting with their environment using their senses and motor actions.