Who Among the Following Are Most at Risk of Abuse

question 42

Multiple Choice

Who among the following are most at risk of abuse from their parents?

• A) girls
• B) full-term infants
• C) first-born children
• D) sick or unhealthy children

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Definitions:

Fixed Action Pattern

An instinctive behavioral sequence that is relatively invariant within the species and almost inevitably runs to completion once initiated.

Dishabituation

The renewal of a response, previously habituated, following a change in stimulus.

Dehabituation

The revival of a response that had been previously habituated, often as a result of presenting a new, novel stimulus.

Novel Situation

A new or unfamiliar situation that requires adaptive behaviors or cognitive processes to navigate.