A Social-Services Agency Manager Who Is Interested in Stopping Delinquency

question 26

Multiple Choice

A social-services agency manager who is interested in stopping delinquency read Loeber's (1990) review of research on the predictors of antisocial behavior in children.Consequently, she decided to invest most of her energies in ____.

• A)giving children more freedom
• B)improving the quality of parental supervision
• C)convincing parents to be more expressive with their children, even when they feel hostile
• D)increasing the socioeconomic status of parents

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Definitions:

Extrinsic

Originating from or influenced by external factors outside of oneself, such as rewards or social pressures, rather than internal desires.

Instinct

Instinct refers to the innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals and humans that are responded to specific stimuli, driven by evolutionary pressures.

Incentives

External rewards or punishments that motivate behavior or inspire action.

Stimuli

External or internal factors that elicit a physiological or psychological response in an organism.