Chapter 9

Question 1

peers

Answer 1

individuals who are about the same age or

maturity level

Question 2

sociometric status

Answer 2

the extent to which children and adolescents are liked or disliked by their peer group

Question 3

popular children

Answer 3

children who are frequently nominated as a best friend and are rarely disliked by their peers

Question 4

average children

Answer 4

children who receive an average number of both positive and negative nominations from their peers

Question 5

neglected children

Answer 5

children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend but are not disliked by their peers

Question 6

rejected children

Answer 6

children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend and are actively disliked by their peers

Question 7

controversial children

Answer 7

children who are frequently nominated both as a best friend and as being disliked

Question 8

conglomerate strategies

Answer 8

the use of a combination of techniques, rather than a single approach, to improve adolescents’ social skills; also called
coaching

Question 9

friends

Answer 9

subset of peers who engage in mutual

companionship, support, and intimacy

Question 10

intimacy in friendship

Answer 10

in most research studies, this concept is defined narrowly as self-disclosure, or sharing of private thoughts

Question 11

cliques

Answer 11

small groups that range from 2 to about 12 individuals and average about 5 to 6 individuals - members are usually of the same sex and are similar in age; cliques can form because of similar interests, such as sports, and also can form purely from friendship

Question 12

crowds

Answer 12

a larger group structure than cliques; adolescents are usually members of a crowd based on reputation and may or may not spend much time together

Question 13

romantic love

Answer 13

love that has strong sexual and infatuation components; also called passionate love
or eros; it often predominates in the early part of a love relationship

Question 14

affectionate love

Answer 14

love in which an individual desires to have another person near and has a deep, caring affection for that person; also called companionate love

Question 15

dating scripts

Answer 15

the cognitive models that adolescents and adults use to guide and evaluate dating interactions

Question 16

cohabitation

Answer 16

living together in a sexual relationship without being married