Author Question: Theodore Newcomb, in his study of attitude formation by students at Bennington College, found which ... (Read 93 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Theodore Newcomb, in his study of attitude formation by students at Bennington College, found which of the following observations to be FALSE?

a. Conservative students often sought out groups of like-minded peers who would affirm the values they brought with them from home.
b. Conservative students tended to go home for visits more often than liberal students did.
c. Conservative students' values were reinforced by their college experience.
d. Students' values tended to conform to those of their reference groups.

Question 2

In The Adolescent Society, James Coleman argues that schools create a social world that is separate from adult society because:

a. adolescents are naturally rebellious
b. schools lack adequate resources
c. the family fails to satisfy the emotional needs of adolescents
d. they cannot provide the same kind of individual attention that the family can