Sammy is confrontational at school and often gets in trouble for arguing. He often tries to hang out with a particular group of fellow students but fails to notice their attempts to "ditch" him and does not realize that they dislike him. He doesn't have any friends but believes he is one of the most popular kids in school. Sammy could be characterized as:

Sammy is characterized as aggressive-rejected

Explanation:

According to research, aggressive-rejected children are unaware of their social status because they are self-protective when processing negative peer feedback and also aggressive-rejected children are more unrealistic in their assessments of their social status than the nonaggressive-rejected children.

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