Your Best Friend Is a First-Time Mother and Wonders Whether

question 33

Multiple Choice

Your best friend is a first-time mother and wonders whether she should let her son take a favourite toy to bed. Which of the following is an expert most likely to tell her?

• A) It may harm the child's development.
• B) It may serve as a soothing object and should be encouraged.
• C) It is more common among girls than boys.
• D) It can become problematic because the child does not learn independence.

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Definitions:

Sixth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and the assistance of counsel.

Nolo Contendere

Latin for “I will not contest it.” A criminal defendant’s plea in which he or she chooses not to challenge, or contest, the charges brought by the government. Although the defendant will still be convicted and sentenced, the plea neither admits nor denies guilt.

Guilty

A legal term describing someone formally convicted of a crime by a court of law.

Arraignment

A court proceeding in which a criminal defendant is formally charged and asked to enter a plea.