When children or adolescents engage in illegal activities and come into contact with the criminal justice system, this is called
a. status offenses.
b. juvenile delinquency.
c. differential offending.
d. conduct disorder.
b
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A) cultures that have only two "color" words, dark and bright, cannot distinguish other colors. B) language shapes all aspects of perception, thought, and memory. C) language cannot affect thinking and memory. D) some aspects of thinking are more vulnerable to language influence than others.
Which group of adolescents most often cited trust, respect, and guidance as actions that made it clear to them that they were loved by their parents?
A. male adolescents B. adolescents from Western cultures C. female adolescents D. adolescents from Eastern cultures
All of the following are possible complications of amniocentesis EXCEPT
A) early labor contractions. B) miscarriage. C) changing the sex of the baby. D) bacterial infection from the needle.