Identify the accurate statement about adolescent crime
Adolescent crime is quite low, involving less than 20 percent of arrests for
serious crimes.
There are many one-time offenders.
Chronic offenders tend to be convicted of many repeated violent offenses.
The average girl has committed more crimes than the average boy, but she
has not been arrested.
There are many one-time offenders.
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When the interests of the individual and the interests of the group are at odds with each other, a(n) __________ dilemma exists.
A. phenomenological B. dynamic C. intergroup D. social
When people give a false but plausible excuse to justify their unacceptable behavior, they are using
a. reaction formation. b. displacement. c. rationalization. d. projection.
According to Erikson, if children win praise for the productive activities valued by society, such as hard work, reading, and math, they will develop a sense of
a. initiative. b. autonomy. c. generativity. d. industry.
Some people may be genetically predisposed to seek out difficult relationships. These difficult relationships may contribute to their experience of depression. This is an example of the
a. diathesis-stress model b. reciprocal gene-environment model c. genetic model d. quantitative genetics model