Fifteen-year-old Amanda associates with the highest-status crowd in her U.S. public school. Amanda's crowd MOST likely consists of:
A) athletes.
B) exceedingly smart children.
C) "goths."
D) deviant children.

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Research has shown that in U.S. high schools, athletes tend to occupy the highest status in the social hierarchy. Therefore, Amanda's crowd is most likely made up of athletes. The other options (exceedingly smart children, goths, and deviant children) are not typically associated with the highest-status crowd in U.S. public schools.

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