Researchers have found that delinquent boys engage in deviancy training, a process in which ____________

a. more violent boys show less violent boys how to commit crimes
b. older boys explain the rules of the gang to younger boys
c. boys are rewarded by the group for committing crimes
d. boys respond more positively to comments about deviant than nondeviant acts


Answer: D

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