Your friend is looking over your shoulder while you are reading in your abnormal psychology textbook about conduct disorders. Your friend says, "Conduct disorder just sounds like another term for juvenile delinquency." Is your friend correct or incorrect?
a. Correct: these two terms describe the same condition.
b. Incorrect: people with conduct disorders do not usually break the law.
c. Incorrect: conduct disorder is diagnosed in children, not adolescents.
d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.
Answer: d.
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