Premature infants are at greater risk of suffering maltreatment some time during their lives than are full-term infants because they

a. are often not perceived as cute, are slower to develop endearing behavior, and are demanding. b. never recover from the chronic stress of their neonatal lives.
b. remain small and weak throughout their childhoods.
c. develop aggressive behaviors as a coping mechanism


A

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