Copyright Malvin Porter, Jr. 2010 - acumen - The University of ...

I. What would you do if you were Josh?
Remember, Josh is the main character in this story. Josh has been watching the mean kids pick on
Charlie.
Read the following list of possible actions that Josh could do.
Rate each action for how good you think it is using the following scale.
(DARKEN the appropriate face to show your answer.)
Very bad Kind of bad Kind of good Very good
1. Make friends with Charlie 1 2 3 4
2. Threaten to beat up the mean kids 1 2 3 4
3. Take up for Charlie 1 2 3 4
4. Tell the bullies that they are just losers 1 2 3 4
5. See if Charlie was ok and help him 1 2 3 4
6. Tell Charlie to just “blow it off” 1 2 3 4
7. I would tell an adult/teacher 1 2 3 4
8. Help the mean kids pick on Charlie 1 2 3 4
Action Choice Subscales:
Prosocial actions: #s 1, 3, 5, 7
Aggressive actions: #s 2, 4, 6, 8
II. Of all the actions that you just rated as Very good, which do you think is the VERY BEST
thing for Josh to do? (CIRCLE your choice.)
(#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5) (#6) (#7) (#8)
III. Of all the actions that you just rated as Very bad, which do you think is the VERY WORST thing
for Josh to do? (CIRCLE your choice.)
(#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5) (#6) (#7) (#8)
IV. Now, think about the VERY BEST ACTION that Josh could do.
Read the following list of possible reasons that Josh might have for his BEST action.
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