Children tend to rely on the literal meaning of an utterance, even when prosody strongly suggest a nonliteral meaning, in what is known as the __________ bias.

The theory that arose in direct opposition to psychoanalytic theory is:

cognitive theory. behaviorism. sociocultural theory. ecological theory.

Being victimized by a bully is less likely

A) among younger than among older adolescents. B) if the potential victim has at least one good friend. C) in a smaller school. D) if the potential victim learns to avoid social encounters.