According to Elliot Currie, Factors That Explain Why the United

question 80

Multiple Choice

According to Elliot Currie, factors that explain why the United States has a high crime rate by world standards include

• A) having too few police officers.
• B) an emphasis on individualism and economic success, which weakens families and neighborhoods.
• C) our cultural homogeneity.
• D) a lack of public interest in punishing offenders.

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Brain Waves

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Unconscious Motivation

Drives and desires that are not readily accessible to the conscious mind but influence behaviors and emotions.

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Mental activities involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information, including perception, memory, reasoning, and problem solving.

Learning

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