Patterson's Coercion Theory Specifies That Being Rejected by Peers Is

question 60

Multiple Choice

Patterson's coercion theory specifies that being rejected by peers is one important step along the road to chronic delinquency--one that is likely to

• A) cause the child to develop a hostile attributional bias
• B) lead to academic failure
• C) cause the child to prefer other rejected peers and to become part of a deviant peer clique
• D) all of these

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