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Peer Feedback and Norms

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Peer pressure

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When members of one’s social group respond positively and negatively to approved social behaviors and disapproved social behaviors, respectively.

Introduction

As children develop, their behavior becomes increasingly influenced by their peers. This is often due to the social acceptance and/or rejection that children receive from peers in response to particular behaviors – socially approved behaviors are met with social acceptance and positive feedback, while disapproved behaviors are met with social rejection and negative feedback. This peer feedback can also differentiate according to gender and age. The following entry reviews the literature on peer feedback and norms to display the possible age and gender differences regarding feedback within peer relationships. It will also discuss the impact that feedback can have on a child’s social development.

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  1. University of South Carolina – Beaufort, Bluffton, SC, USA

    Nathaniel Cooper

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

  2. Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford

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  1. University of South Carolina - Beaufort, Bluffton, SC, USA

    Carey Fitzgerald

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Cooper, N. (2018). Peer Feedback and Norms. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2407-1

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