Research Assessing the Developmental Trajectories of Conduct Problems Reveals That

question 2

Multiple Choice

Research assessing the developmental trajectories of conduct problems reveals that individuals who experience adolescent-onset conduct problems tend to experience a slight reduction in symptoms as they enter adulthood. Their delinquency seems to be driven largely by:

• A) family adversity.
• B) associating with deviant peers.
• C) neurophysiological abnormalities that emerge in adolescence.
• D) poverty.

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