One Strategy That Has Been Quite Effective in Preventing Child

question 62

Multiple Choice

One strategy that has been quite effective in preventing child abuse is to

• A) teach child development in the regular high school curriculum.
• B) provide home visitation with a cognitive problem-solving component.
• C) arrest child abusers and make sure they serve long sentences.
• D) remove children from abusive home.

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Definitions:

Learning Disabilities

Neurologically-based processing problems that interfere with learning basic skills and/or processing information.

Intellectual And Cognitive Functioning

Tests that measure a broad range of cognitive functioning in the following domains: general intelligence, mental retardation, giftedness, and changes in overall cognitive functioning. It includes intelligence testing and neuropsychological assessment. They are types of aptitude tests.

Neuropsychological Assessment

A comprehensive evaluation of cognitive and behavioral functions using a set of standardized tests and procedures.

Mental Ability

Refers to the capacity for logical reasoning, understanding complex ideas, learning from experience, and adapting to new situations.