Domestic Violence Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In which decade was child abuse widely recognized as a social problem in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1960s
What publication led to the full recognition of rape as a social problem? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Ms. Magazine Campus Project on Sexual Assault
Which of the following was NOT a rape myth activists were challenging in the 70s? -
CORRECT ANSWER- women are more likely to be assaulted in their homes
Mary Koss found that what percentage of women experienced rape and attempted rape? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 27%
Recognition of sexual child abuse can be traced back to which important scholar? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Freud
What are the chances that a female murder victim is killed by a male intimate? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1 in 2
Which of the following is NOT a methodological concern with self-report surveys about VMIR?
- CORRECT ANSWER- access to respondents
Since the 1990s, rates of IMVR are __ - CORRECT ANSWER- lower
Mary drags a screaming child from a store and quickly swats him on the bottom. People passing
by stare and mumble under their breath. What is this an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER-
informal mechanisms of social control
, Which data set surveys professionals who are mandated reporters of child maltreatment? -
CORRECT ANSWER- NIS
How many cases of child abuse were reported to CPS in 2014? - CORRECT ANSWER- 3.2
million
Which of the following is NOT a common behavioral problem among abusive parents? -
CORRECT ANSWER- self-harm
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for CPA? - CORRECT ANSWER- being female
Jerry throws a knife at his child, but missed. What policy would consider this child abuse? -
CORRECT ANSWER- endangerment standard
What is the pathway between crime and child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER- antisocial
behavior
At what stage of life does the risk for sexual abuse peak for females? - CORRECT ANSWER-
early adolescence
Which group is responsible for around 40% of all sex offenses against children? - CORRECT
ANSWER- adolescents
Which of the following is a neurobiological risk factor for perpetrating CSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER- abnormalities in brain anatomy
According to the operational definition, sexual acts include all of the following, EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER- intentional touching of the genitalia
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In which decade was child abuse widely recognized as a social problem in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1960s
What publication led to the full recognition of rape as a social problem? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Ms. Magazine Campus Project on Sexual Assault
Which of the following was NOT a rape myth activists were challenging in the 70s? -
CORRECT ANSWER- women are more likely to be assaulted in their homes
Mary Koss found that what percentage of women experienced rape and attempted rape? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 27%
Recognition of sexual child abuse can be traced back to which important scholar? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Freud
What are the chances that a female murder victim is killed by a male intimate? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1 in 2
Which of the following is NOT a methodological concern with self-report surveys about VMIR?
- CORRECT ANSWER- access to respondents
Since the 1990s, rates of IMVR are __ - CORRECT ANSWER- lower
Mary drags a screaming child from a store and quickly swats him on the bottom. People passing
by stare and mumble under their breath. What is this an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER-
informal mechanisms of social control
, Which data set surveys professionals who are mandated reporters of child maltreatment? -
CORRECT ANSWER- NIS
How many cases of child abuse were reported to CPS in 2014? - CORRECT ANSWER- 3.2
million
Which of the following is NOT a common behavioral problem among abusive parents? -
CORRECT ANSWER- self-harm
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for CPA? - CORRECT ANSWER- being female
Jerry throws a knife at his child, but missed. What policy would consider this child abuse? -
CORRECT ANSWER- endangerment standard
What is the pathway between crime and child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER- antisocial
behavior
At what stage of life does the risk for sexual abuse peak for females? - CORRECT ANSWER-
early adolescence
Which group is responsible for around 40% of all sex offenses against children? - CORRECT
ANSWER- adolescents
Which of the following is a neurobiological risk factor for perpetrating CSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER- abnormalities in brain anatomy
According to the operational definition, sexual acts include all of the following, EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER- intentional touching of the genitalia
