Richie Wants to Know Why People Commit Crimes

question 55

Multiple Choice

Richie wants to know why people commit crimes. Donna wants to know what keeps people from committing crimes. Richie is a______ while Donna is a _______.

• A) classicist; positivist
• B) positivist; classicist
• C) retreatist; ritualist
• D) ritualist; retreatist

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Definitions:

Person-In-Situation Schema

A cognitive framework that helps individuals analyze and understand the interaction between personal characteristics and situational factors in influencing behavior.

Knowledge Framework

A structured system of understanding that organizes and categorizes information or concepts to facilitate learning and comprehension.

Sequence Of Events

A chronological order of events or actions that follow each other in a specific setting or narrative.

Projection Effect

Projection effect describes a cognitive bias where individuals assume that others share the same beliefs, attitudes, or feelings as they do.