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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Pears

Hi.
In
"....control group boys, focus on concrete and external qualities and adopt an egocentric bias in describing their peers"
(from: http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21 )

'peer' means 'age-group'?
  

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peer , n. 1. a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.

  • peer , n.
  • 1.
  • a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
  • 2.
  • a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.
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peer, n.
1. a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
2. a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.
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I also gave you the context....

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