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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is low resting heart rate associated with, according to the study by Losel, Bender, and Bliesener?
(a) Social behavior.
(b) Antisocial behavior.
(c) Avoidance personalities.
(d) Abuse victims.

2. What is one hypothesis about why some children have lower resting heart rates?
(a) These children have a low emotional reaction system.
(b) These children have physical abnormalities.
(c) These children have adapted for survival.
(d) This is a genetic trait.

3. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?
(a) Learning about substance abuse.
(b) Understanding the gang culture.
(c) Better education.
(d) Learning about the life experiences of violent youth.

4. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.
(a) Don't care, so they don't fight the infection.
(b) Have too few adults to combat the issues.
(c) Have too many issues to combat one more.
(d) Are more ripe for infection.

5. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.
(a) Memory loss.
(b) Teen pregnancy.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Religious intolerance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do some boys become lost, even without purposeful abuse and neglect?

2. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?

3. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?

4. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?

5. What is the leading cause of death for young minority males?

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