Racial Disproportionality Occurs When Inmates of Color Are Overrepresented in the Prison

question 56

True/False

Racial disproportionality occurs when inmates of color are overrepresented in the prison population, compared to their representation in society in general.

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Definitions:

Encoding

The process by which information is transformed into a form that can be stored in memory.

Triarchic

Governed by three. Descriptive of Sternberg’s view that intellectual functioning has three aspects: analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence.

Encoding

In psychology, the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, initiating the process of creating a new memory.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object or task, while ignoring irrelevant information.