Modeling Everyday Social Skills- Managing Peer Pressure 2

The video explores peer pressure through a scenario where high school students work on a project about Germany. Cassie suggests plagiarizing a paper she found online, but Eddie opposes the idea, emphasizing the importance of original work and the risks of plagiarism. Despite facing peer pressure, Eddie stands firm, leading the group to reconsider and ultimately decide against copying. The video highlights the ethical implications and potential consequences of plagiarism, encouraging students to uphold academic integrity.

What is peer pressure as described in the video?

• When someone encourages you to do your best

• When you feel happy about your decisions

• When a person tries to make you do something you may not want to do

• When you are praised for your work

What was Cassie's initial plan for her section of the project?

• To ask Miss Robbins for help

• To copy and paste from an online paper

• To work with Eddie on the research

• To write her own research paper

Why was Eddie concerned about copying the paper?

• He believed it was unfair and could lead to trouble

• He wanted to do less work

• He thought it would take too much time

• He didn't like the topic of Germany

What is the term used for using someone else's work without credit?

• Research

• Plagiarism

• Citation

• Collaboration

What did the group decide at the end of the discussion?

• To do their own research and avoid plagiarism

• To ask Miss Robbins for an extension

• To drop the project entirely

• To continue with the copied paper