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809779 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Explain dominance hierarchies and their relationship to peer groups.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In a research study, six-month-old Nadine listened to a voice that said either mommy or daddy.. At the same time, Nadine saw two side-by-side video images of her mother and father. Every time the voice said, mommy, Nadine looked at the screen showing her mother; every time the voice said, daddy, Nadine looked at the screen showing her father. This suggests that Nadine

a. can produce words before she can comprehend them.
b. can determine the meanings of words she has not yet heard.
c. does not know the specific meanings of words.
d. can comprehend words before she can produce them.

nikmaaacs · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Peer groups quickly form dominance hierarchies, organized structures in which some children become leaders and some become followers. Dominance hierarchies may help facilitate completion of activities by the peer group and seem to serve adaptive social functions, such as controlling aggression.

Answer to Question 2

D