Peer Pressure Quiz

Which one of these people best fits your group of peers?

• Your baby sister

• Your soccer coach

• Your favorite aunt

• Your classmate

Which of these is an example of positive peer pressure?

• A castmate in the school play urges you to memorize your lines

• A good friend teases you for wearing an unusual outfit

• A baseball teammate tells you you're terrible whenever you make an error

• A classmate allows you to cheat off of her test paper

Positive peer pressure is defined as:

• Pressure that comes from your friends

• Pressure that you put on yourself

• Pressure that encourages good behavior

• Any compliment or words of praise

As a freshman, you decide to go to your first high school football game. What's the most likely thing that you'll do?

• Root for the opposing team in order to stand out

• Cheer louder and more enthusiastically than anyone else

• Observe how the other students act, and try to act the same way

• Stay completely silent so you won't be noticed by anyone

Which of the following is an example of unspoken peer pressure?

• Trying out for a school play because a friend tells you you're a natural actor

• Shoplifting from a store after a friend tells you everybody's doing it

• Wanting a certain brand of sneakers because lots of other kids are wearing them

• Drinking alcohol at a party because an acquaintance tells you that you're lame if you refuse

You should pick your best friends based on:

• How long they've attended school with you

• How popular they are

• How much they can help you

• How closely you share the same values and interests

Why do 14-year-olds face more peer pressure than 8-year-olds?

• 8-year-olds don't have groups of friends; 14-year-olds do

• 8-year-olds spend less time with their friends than 14-year-olds

• 8-year-olds aren't tempted to try risky behaviors; 14-year-olds are

• 8-year-olds go to bed earlier than 14-year-olds

Which of the following statements is true?

• Popular kids usually don't face a lot of peer pressure

• The best way to avoid peer pressure is to avoid making friends

• Unpopular kids face more peer pressure than anyone else

• Virtually all adolescents face peer pressure

Someone offers you a cigarette at a party. What's the best response?

• "No thanks, that stuff tastes gross."

• "Only losers smoke cigarettes."

• "I'm telling your parents that you smoke."

• "I'll smoke if everybody else smokes."

The buddy system assumes which of the following?

• Peer pressure only affects individuals

• Large gatherings are not conducive to peer pressure

• The best way to avoid peer pressure is to pressure others

• Peer pressure is easier to resist in groups