Problem: How can I make notes with bullet points in this paragraph? The step-by-step social information processing approach may be a better model for encounters in new situations than in familiar situations or with well-known peers. Researchers have found that when children respond quickly, they are more likely to rely on habitual behaviors than when they are given plenty of time to consider their responses (Rabiner et al., 1990). The social information-processing model may also be more suitable for explaining the reactions of children who are by temperament more reflective, rational, deliberative and less useful for impulsive children (Dodge & Pettit, 2003). Because children's cognitive assessments and behavioral responses in social situations are influenced by their feelings as well as their thoughts, emotions should also be incorporated into the social Peer Status 313 information-processing model (Lemerise & Arsenio, 2000; Lemerise & Maulden, 2010). To illustrate, emotions such as anxiety, fear, and sadness can interfere with processing of social cues; depressed children, who suffer from these emotions, are less well accepted by their peers (Kochel et al., 2012). Need Assignment Help?