The Fast Track program for preventing violent behavior:
A. uses aversive conditioning techniques and the "scared straight technique."
B. attempts to nip the problem in the elementary years.
C. encourages children to consider the "imaginary audience" that they are attacking.
D. argues that aggressive play can be an effective substitute for reducing real violence.
Answer: B
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