Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding research on impulsivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 experienced more psychological difficulties as adolescents. 
B)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 had more friends as adolescents. 
C)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 were more irritable and aggressive as adolescents. 
D)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 were less able to cope with frustration as adolescents. 
A)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 experienced more psychological difficulties as adolescents. 
B)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 had more friends as adolescents. 
C)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 were more irritable and aggressive as adolescents. 
D)  Children who displayed impulsivity at age 4 were less able to cope with frustration as adolescents. B

Question 2

The best predictor of violence is past antisocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following statements is NOT true about bullies' victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victims are more anxious than their peers. 
B)  Victims are more passive than their peers. 
C)  Victims are often leaders in their peer groups. 
D)  Victims are more insecure than their peers. 
A)  Victims are more anxious than their peers. 
B)  Victims are more passive than their peers. 
C)  Victims are often leaders in their peer groups. 
D)  Victims are more insecure than their peers. C

Question 4

According to the text, __________ may be defined as behavior that the public at any specific time thinks is in conflict with its best interests.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-schemas 
B)  random aggression 
C)  delinquency 
D)  impulsive behavior 
A)  self-schemas 
B)  random aggression 
C)  delinquency 
D)  impulsive behavior

Question 5

The roots of aggressive and violent behavior are addressed by ethology, biology, social learning theory, self-control, and developmental contextualism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Lerner, Almerigi, Theokas, and Lerner's (2005) work on __________ has addressed the community assets that help to produce competent, confident, and caring youth.

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental contextualism 
B)  impulsive behavior 
C)  delinquency 
D)  positive youth development 
A)  developmental contextualism 
B)  impulsive behavior 
C)  delinquency 
D)  positive youth development

Question 7

Most modern scientists believe that a tendency to commit crime is established early in life, perhaps as soon as the preschool years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ seems to be a continuous thread running through delinquent behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-control 
B)  Insecurity 
C)  Impulsive actions 
D)  Hostility 
A)  Self-control 
B)  Insecurity 
C)  Impulsive actions 
D)  Hostility

Question 9

A critical age for early signs of emerging delinquency is ________ years, when children begin to develop self-schemas that are aligned with risky behavior and to search for friends who affirm this behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  8-14 
B)  7-12 
C)  12-17 
D)  7-14 
A)  8-14 
B)  7-12 
C)  12-17 
D)  7-14

Question 10

All aggression is meant to be violent, and all violence is aggressive and meant to cause harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that distinguishes delinquents from non-delinquents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delinquents are physically weaker. 
B)  Delinquents are restless, energetic, impulsive, extroverted, aggressive, and destructive. 
C)  Delinquents are more interested in the concrete than the abstract. 
D)  Delinquents are hostile, defiant, resentful, and stubborn. 
A)  Delinquents are physically weaker. 
B)  Delinquents are restless, energetic, impulsive, extroverted, aggressive, and destructive. 
C)  Delinquents are more interested in the concrete than the abstract. 
D)  Delinquents are hostile, defiant, resentful, and stubborn.

Exam 63: Delinquency and Violence

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding research on impulsivity?

The best predictor of violence is past antisocial behavior.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about bullies' victims?

According to the text, __________ may be defined as behavior that the public at any specific time thinks is in conflict with its best interests.

The roots of aggressive and violent behavior are addressed by ethology, biology, social learning theory, self-control, and developmental contextualism.

Lerner, Almerigi, Theokas, and Lerner's (2005) work on __________ has addressed the community assets that help to produce competent, confident, and caring youth.

Most modern scientists believe that a tendency to commit crime is established early in life, perhaps as soon as the preschool years.

__________ seems to be a continuous thread running through delinquent behavior.

A critical age for early signs of emerging delinquency is ________ years, when children begin to develop self-schemas that are aligned with risky behavior and to search for friends who affirm this behavior.

All aggression is meant to be violent, and all violence is aggressive and meant to cause harm.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that distinguishes delinquents from non-delinquents?

Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson: Eight Stages of the Life Cycle

Piaget: Universal Constructivist Perspective

VYGOTSKY: Culture and Development

Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development

Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development

Pavlov, Skinner, and Bandura: Learning Perspective on Development

A Cultural Perspective on Development

Gender Differences

A Social Class of Perspective on Development

Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA

Fertilization in Utero

Conception to Birth

Infertility

Assisted Reproductive Techniques

The Human Genome Project

Genetic Disorders

Influences on Prenatal Development

Hazards of Prematurity

Adoption

Reflexes

Neonatal Assessment

Growth and Development I

Growth and Development II

Brain Development

Cognitive Development

Language Development

First Relationship

Attachment

Emotional Development

Growth and Motor Development

Cognitive Development I

Cognitive Development II

Early Childhood Education

Language Development

Role of the Family

Homeless Children

Divorce

Day Care

Development Staff

Gender Development I

Gender Development II

Pay Behavior

Physical Growth and Development

Cognitive Development

Intelligence

Problem Solving

Moral Development

Language Development

Peers and Social Development

Schools and Learning

Creativity in Children

Resilience in Childhood

Children With Challenges

Puberty

Healthy and Risky Behaviors

Sexuality

Cognitive Development

Adolescent Thought

Peer Relationship

The Search for Identity

Motivating Adolescents

Mental Health Problems

Early Adulthood: Physical Health

Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical Health

Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development