Which of the following is NOT a way in which poorer neighboroods may confer greater risk for disruptive behavior problems in childhood?
A) Poorer neighborhoods may lack institutional resources to meet children's needs.
B) Poorer neighborhoods may have less supervision of children's afterschool activities.
C) Poorer neighborhoods may have weaker social control networks to encourage prosocial behavior.
D) Poorer neighborhoods, by virtue of their typically higher crime, may have higher parental monitoring, causing more children to rebel.

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This choice is the opposite of the other options, which suggest that poorer neighborhoods have less supervision, weaker social control, and fewer resources. Option D suggests that parental monitoring is higher in these neighborhoods due to higher crime rates, which may actually decrease disruptive behavior. However, this is not a commonly cited factor as the other options.

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