Interventions with Rejected Children Have Typically

question 31

Multiple Choice

Interventions with rejected children have typically:

• A) encouraged parents to reprimand children when they are aggressive or particularly withdrawn with their peers.
• B) taught children specific social skills.
• C) coached children to try to influence the peer group to choose activities in which the rejected children feel competent.
• D) encouraged the rejected children's peers to understand why the children are aggressive or withdrawn.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological unease felt by an individual who simultaneously maintains two or more conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values.

Attitude Change

The process through which a person's feelings, beliefs, or behaviors towards a particular object or idea are altered.

Message Characteristic

Features or attributes of a message that affect how it is perceived and understood by the audience.

Audience Characteristic

Traits or features that define a particular group of viewers, listeners, or readers of specific media or content.