What is Peer Pressure?
Learning Objective
I can describe the different types of peer pressure and their potential effects.
Key Concepts
When people around your age try to get you to act a certain way or do something, it's called peer pressure.
Your moral compass is your personal set of beliefs and values that lets you know what is right and what is wrong.
If peers pressure you to do things that could hurt you, someone else, or get you in trouble, it's okay to walk away and find friends that share the same values as you do.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is peer pressure, in your own words?
2. Give three examples of actions that might result from negative peer pressure, as discussed in the video.
3. According to the video, what is a 'moral compass' and how can it help you resist negative peer pressure?
...and 5 more questions
Educational Video
What is the Right Way to Handle Peer Pressure - Wellness 101 Jr
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