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Garrulous

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With regard to adolescent delinquency, early-onset youths __________.
 
  A) rarely show any deficits in cognitive functioning
  B) exhibit conduct problems that arise from the peer context
  C) abandon their ways when age brings gratifying adult privileges
  D) usually inherit traits that predispose them to aggressiveness

Question 2

As a child, David was negative, restless, willful, and physically aggressive. By age 8, he was already engaging in petty theft. Jason was a happy child who did well in school but began displaying antisocial behavior around age 13, and gradually moved to more severe delinquent acts. Which statement is true?
 
  A) David will likely outgrow his delinquent behavior by middle adolescence.
  B) Jason is at higher risk for leading a life-course pattern of aggression and criminality.
  C) David is at higher risk for leading a life-course pattern of aggression and criminality.
  D) David and Jason are at equal risk for leading a life-course pattern of criminality.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C




Garrulous

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


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Gracias!

 

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