Research using Dodge's social cognition model finds that rejected-aggressive children
A) have a positive bias, tending to perceive social situations as friendly.
B) do not know how to act in social situations.
C) have a negative bias, tending to perceive even innocent events as threatening.
D) do not have any biases in social situations.
C) have a negative bias, tending to perceive even innocent events as threatening. Rejected-aggressive children tend to see even innocent events as threats. For example, they might interpret an accidental bump in the school hallway as a provocation to fight. Their negative interpretations lead to aggressive responses—to revenge, attack, or self-defense.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
When it comes to shyness,
a. there is no neural basis. b. it is constant over time. c. inhibited children are always socially anxious in adolescence. d. it is not constant over time.