Cognitive theorists contend that chronically delinquent youths use fewer cues than most people to process information, use violence to get what they want, and react in a volatile fashion to the slightest provocation because they:

a. have learned improper scripts
b. modeled violent behavior from TV
c. are unrestrained by formal consequences
d. have severe hormonal imbalances


a

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