The View That Becoming a Criminal Is a Learning Process

question 10

Multiple Choice

The view that becoming a criminal is a learning process in which potential delinquents master skills that enable them to counterbalance conventional values and drift back and forth between illegitimate and conventional behavior is known as:

• A)social reaction theory
• B)differential association theory
• C)differential reinforcement theory
• D)neutralization theory

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Definitions:

Simultaneous Game

A game theory scenario where all players make decisions or select strategies at the same time without knowledge of the other players' choices.

Simultaneous Game

A strategic game where all players make their decisions or moves at the same time without knowing their opponents' actions.

Best Response

In game theory, it is the strategy that yields the highest payoff for a player, given the strategies chosen by other players.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal, given the strategies of all other players, resulting in no incentive for unilateral shifts.