Ty started to behave aggressively at age 5 and by age 8 was caught shoplifting several times. Ty is now age 25 and has committed armed robbery. Ty would be considered a(n) _____.
A) hostile offender
B) dual offender
C) life-course-persistent offender
D) adolescence-limited offender
C) life-course-persistent offender
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Which of the following is TRUE of preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children?
a. The early effects are often very minimal. b. Many studies show that the positive effects are only shortterm. c. These children have been compared to children of similar backgrounds that did not complete such programs. d. They fail to help children avoid delinquent behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse in adolescence.
"Why should I have to read what Locke wrote over 300 years ago? Schultz and Schultz and the instructor get paid to summarize that for me." What answer would the textbook authors give you??
a. ?"Full understanding comes from reading the original data of history from the theorists themselves." b. ?"To see how even a good idea can be badly written." c. ?"Because you are expected to do so." d. ?"Don't worry if you do not have time to read the original source material; authors and teachers provide accurate versions." e. ?"Actually, you shouldn't have to."
Compared to a behaviorist, a psychoanalyst is less concerned with childhood experiences.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are reversed by drugs that are
A) similar in structure to the benzodiazepines. B) dopamine receptor agonists. C) antagonists at GABA receptors. D) agonists at serotonin receptors. E) dopamine receptor antagonists.