Author Question: Why is it thought that children with a difficult temperament are more likely to end up showing ... (Read 75 times)

melina_rosy · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Why is it thought that children with a difficult temperament are more likely to end up showing life-course-persistent antisocial behavior?

a. They have a certain defective gene.
b. They have grown up under adverse circumstances.
c. They evoke maladaptive reactions from their parents.
d. Their brains are unable to form new neural pathways.

Question 2

Studies of antisocial personality disorder in biological and adoptive families have found that the highest rates of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are found in children

a. who are raised in adverse environments.
b. whose adoptive parent had ASPD.
c. whose biological parent had ASPD.
d. who are raised in adverse environments and whose biological parents had ASPD.