01:830:220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: These Kids, Implicit-Association Test, Relational Aggression
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Cady heron is a sweet girl who has just started public high school for the first time since moving from south africa. She has no preconceived notions of how people behave or ought to behave in cliques and groups. She doesn"t know who to talk to. Unable to make sense of what is going on around her. Cady has to learn about the politics of the high school. Regina george got to her status as queen bee. Popular kids are generally alpha males and queen bees who may be more athletic, talkative, attractive or simply controlling than other members of a group. These kids generally have social skills that draw others to them to have fun, and are considered leaders of a group. Regina is also able to keep her status. Regina can control others in such a nice way that people don"t know they are being controlled and want to be with her.
