The Majority of Child Abuse Is Committed by

question 78

Multiple Choice

The majority of child abuse is committed by

• A) child care workers.
• B) teachers.
• C) parents.
• D) step-parents.

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Definitions:

Fixed Action Pattern

Innate, pre-programmed responses triggered by specific stimuli in animals.

Sound Frequency

The number of vibrations or cycles per second of a sound wave, measured in hertz (Hz), determining the pitch of the sound.

Male Flies

Refers to the male specimens of flies, frequently studied in research for understanding genetics, behavior, and disease transmission.

Stimulus Filtering

The mechanism by which an organism discriminates between important and irrelevant stimuli in its environment to focus on survival-relevant information.