Compare social network analysis and the social cognitive map technique as methods for studying peer groups.

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The Answer is Response should describe social network analysis as a measurement of frequencies of self-reported friendship nominations by children that assigns membership in one of four social network positions: group member, liaison, dyads, and isolate. The social cognitive map technique assesses peer groups more directly by asking children to report on known group memberships that are then used to generate clusters of groups based on similar group-membership profiles.

Compare Social Network Analysis and the Social Cognitive Map Technique