Your Nephew Has Always Had a Difficult Personality

question 114

Multiple Choice

Your nephew has always had a difficult personality.He is now in early childhood and is very aggressive.Your sister is concerned and asks you for your thoughts.You tell her that __________.

• A)she should be concerned because aggressive behavior in early childhood is a predictor of aggression in adolescence and adulthood
• B)she should not be concerned because most children in early childhood go through this phase and will eventually stop being aggressive
• C)she should be concerned, but there is nothing that she can do
• D)during early childhood very aggressive children perform at superior levels in school

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Definitions:

Heredity

The genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.

Predict Behaviors

The process of using observed information to anticipate future actions or responses.

Determinism

The philosophical concept that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.

Behavior

Actions or reactions of an individual or system in response to external or internal stimuli.