Which of the Following Best Describes What the FBI and Most

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what the FBI and most police departments consider the "traditional" hostage situation?

• A) prisoners who capture and hold the warden
• B) terrorists who abduct high-profile political or social figures
• C) the criminal trapped at a crime scene who uses bystanders as shields or bargaining tools
• D) mentally unstable individuals who use family or friends as shields or bargaining tools
• E) disgruntled ex-military personnel who hold high-powered weapons or ammunition as "hostages"

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Definitions:

Experimental Research

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to establish cause-and-effect relationships in controlled conditions.

Cause And Effect

The relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others.

Observational Research

A research method that involves studying subjects without manipulating the environment, often used to gather data in natural settings.

Piaget's Concept

A theory of cognitive development that outlines how children's ability to think progresses through several stages as they mature.