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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 has increased along with youth violence in the United States?
(a) The prevalence of risk factors associated with youth violence.
(b) Median incomes.
(c) Racism.
(d) Adult violence.

2. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?
(a) Their parents are bad.
(b) Their parents are antisocial.
(c) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.
(d) Their parents are often gone.

3. How long has the author been studying violent youth?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Ten years.

4. What has been shown to increase obedience during infancy?
(a) A strict mother.
(b) A fearful mother.
(c) A non responsive mother.
(d) A responsive mother.

5. Rejected children are at a higher risk for __________________.
(a) Educational problems.
(b) Psychological problems.
(c) Social problems.
(d) Physiological problems.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do older boys who are violent have in common, in terms of their actions as little boys?

3. When bad behavior starts at this point, it is particularly worrisome.

4. What do these various options for early violent behavior often depend on?

5. How can adults help repair damage from disrupted attachments in children?

(see the answer key)

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