Conformity to Peer Pressure

question 18

Multiple Choice

Conformity to peer pressure

• A)peaks when an individual is about 14 years old.
• B)increases steadily throughout adolescence.
• C)is strongest in late adolescence.
• D)is largely a myth.Most adolescents don't suffer from peer pressure.

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Definitions:

Psychological Researchers

Individuals who conduct scientific studies aimed at understanding human behavior and mental processes.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to evenly distribute subjects into different groups, ensuring that each group has a similar composition before the experiment begins.

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who receive the treatment or variable being tested, contrasted with a control group.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.