When asked to explain examples of Frank's prosocial and antisocial conduct, peers tend to attribute Frank's acts of kindness to unstable, situational factors (e.g., his Mom made him share) and his antisocial acts to stable dispositional factors (He laughed at me because he's mean.) This pattern of peer attributions implies that Frank is probably a _____ child.

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The pattern of attributions by peers suggests that Frank is probably a rejected child. The unstable, situational attributions made for his prosocial behavior and the stable dispositional attributions made for his antisocial behavior are consistent with the negative biases and rejection typically experienced by rejected children.

When Asked to Explain Examples of Frank's Prosocial and Antisocial