Which Statement About Child Abuse Is True

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which statement about child abuse is true?

• A) Family members are more willing to confess to abuse than children.
• B) Many children think the abuse is normal and the result of their wrongdoing.
• C) People who abuse generally come from well-adjusted families.
• D) Treatment for child abusers is usually very successful.

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Definitions:

Expected Success

The anticipation or belief that one will successfully achieve a given task or goal based on previous experiences or statistical likelihood.

Reinforcement

Reinforcement is a concept in behavioral psychology involving the use of stimuli to increase the likelihood of a specific response; it can be positive (adding a stimulus) or negative (removing a stimulus).

Primary and Secondary Needs

Basic and advanced levels of human needs, where primary needs are physiological, such as food and shelter, and secondary needs include social and psychological aspects.

Information Processing

The methods by which organisms receive, store, retrieve, and manipulate information from their environment.