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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 is the primary cause of neurological impairment in boys who are particularly vulnerable to learning violent patterns of behavior?
(a) Falls.
(b) Child maltreatment.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Birth defects.

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

3. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?
(a) He was always well behaved.
(b) His brother was a difficult child.
(c) He was a difficult child.
(d) He doesn't like working with difficult children.

4. In a negative social environment, vulnerable children should be understood as __________________.
(a) Social outcasts.
(b) Little boys.
(c) Demons.
(d) Social asthmatics.

5. Boys respond to risk factors with antisocial behavior, whereas girls respond with ___________________.
(a) Teen pregnancy.
(b) Violence issues.
(c) Internalized problems.
(d) Promiscuity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garbarino claim is one of the most important aspects of child development?

2. What did Allan, the boy accused of stealing the drug dealer's gun, mean by being "on point"?

3. Institutional life for violent boys should communicate __________________.

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

5. How many kids with negative and aggressive social maps become violent?

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