Which of the Following Statements Correctly Summarizes the Psychological Research

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly summarizes the psychological research on peer relationships during adolescence?

• A) Peer relationships are typically short lived and have little or no impact on the adolescent's goals, values, or traits.
• B) Because adolescents are so rebellious, they are naturally drawn to peers who are opposed to their parents' values in every way.
• C) Adolescent peer relationships tend to reinforce the traits and goals that parents fostered during childhood.
• D) An adolescent's peers typically undermine the values and goals that the parents have tried to foster in the adolescent.

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Definitions:

Innate

Inborn or natural characteristics or abilities not acquired or learned.

Size Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the perceived size of an object remains constant, despite changes in its distance from the observer.

Perceived Distance

The subjective experience or estimation of how far an object is from the observer.

Linear Perspective

A technique in art and photography that creates the illusion of depth and distance by converging parallel lines at a single point on the horizon.