A Researcher Who Starts with an Interest in Delinquency and Then

question 85

Multiple Choice

A researcher who starts with an interest in delinquency and then identifies the traits associated with that category of behavior is taking a(n) ________ approach.

• A) single-trait
• B) many-trait
• C) essential-trait
• D) typological

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Definitions:

Linnaeus' Classification

A system of categorizing and naming organisms developed by Carl Linnaeus, based on shared physical characteristics.

Structural Differences

Variations in the physical or anatomical organization between organisms, cells, or molecules.

Evolutionary Species Concept

A definition of species based on evolutionary lineage, where a species is a lineage of populations which maintains its identity from other such lineages and has its own evolutionary tendencies and historical fate.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.