______ Refers to the Events That Occur Prior to the Sentencing

question 30

Multiple Choice

______ refers to the events that occur prior to the sentencing phase that might have an effect on the eventual sentence received.

• A) Cumulative advantage
• B) Disproportionate advantage
• C) Discriminatory outcome
• D) Cumulative disadvantage

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Definitions:

Effortful Processing

Effortful processing is a type of information processing that requires active work and attention in order to encode and store information in memory.

Encoding

The initial process of recording information in a form usable to memory.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, responsible for the ability to momentarily retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Working Memory

A brain-based system with restricted storage ability, for the purpose of temporarily maintaining information for processing operations.