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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?
(a) In depth profiles of children killed.
(b) In depth profiles of everyone killed.
(c) In depth profiles of police killed.
(d) In depth profiles of adults killed.

2. What is one of the central controversies in child development, in terms of bad behavior?
(a) Whether bad behavior is taught.
(b) Whether bad behavior is a reaction to abuse.
(c) Whether bad behavior is programmed genetically.
(d) Whether bad behavior is socially acceptable.

3. Character education supports a set of core values, or ___________________.
(a) Pillars of character.
(b) Social anchors.
(c) Social triggers.
(d) Landmarks of success.

4. What two patterns of fathers are common in the history of violent boys?
(a) An absent father and an abusive father.
(b) An abuse father and a loving father.
(c) An absent father and a loving father.
(d) An abusive father and a strict father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?

2. What has been found to lower as developmental threats accumulate?

3. What is the tipping point for a peer group to flip from positive to negative?

4. The 'abuse excuse' defense is believed to occur when boys make up incidents of abuse, in order to __________________________.

5. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?

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