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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 'abuse excuse' defense is believed to occur when boys make up incidents of abuse, in order to __________________________.
(a) Gain respect.
(b) Anger their parents.
(c) Escape punishment.
(d) Gain sympathy from judges.

2. How many teens in 1992 believed you could trust others?
(a) Two percent.
(b) Seventy five percent.
(c) Nineteen percent.
(d) Fifty percent.

3. Garbarino believes that as children pass into adolescence, they are more vulnerable to ___________________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Anger.
(c) Melodrama.
(d) Peer pressure.

4. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?
(a) Strong punishment and redevelopment of faith.
(b) Cognitive restructuring and behavioral rehearsal.
(c) Behavioral rehearsal and practiced self worth.
(d) Cognitive restructuring and redevelopment of faith.

5. Harry Stack Sullivan said, "Human behavior is more simply ______________________."
(a) Human than otherwise.
(b) Animalistic than otherwise.
(c) Stupid than otherwise.
(d) Godly than otherwise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the homicide rates of war veterans so much smaller?

2. How long has the author been studying violent youth?

3. Garbarino claims some boys seek out images of evil and become addicted to them as a way of responding to what?

4. According to Garbarino, the presence of guns means __________________.

5. Behaviors that become self sustaining attain ______________________.

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