A Sentence of Two Years in Prison Is a Reasonable

question 37

True/False

A sentence of two years in prison is a reasonable sentence for an offender convicted of an infraction.

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Definitions:

Ethnocentric Intergroup Attribution

The tendency to attribute positive behaviors and outcomes to one's own group and negative behaviors and outcomes to other groups based on ethnic or cultural biases.

Actor-Observer Effect

This effect describes how an individual tends to attribute their own actions primarily to external factors, yet credits the actions of others to their inherent traits.

Tit-for-Tat Rule

A strategy in game theory and social interactions where an individual responds to an action with a similar action, reciprocating cooperation and retaliation.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to internal factors and negative outcomes to external factors, thereby protecting self-esteem.