School-yard monitoring and bullying detection: from the recess scenarios provided, select the situation that most clearly indicates bullying behavior warranting immediate report to the principal.
Verbal Reasoning
Making Judgments
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AA girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.
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BFour girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
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CTwo boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
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DThree boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.
Answer
Correct Answer: Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
Explanation
Identify behavior involving intimidation, power imbalance, and possible coercion.
- Given dataBullying indicators: group surrounding a peer, control of the peer's property, potential threat or coercion.