The Prevailing Stereotype of Statutory Rape Is of Older Males

question 4

Multiple Choice

The prevailing stereotype of statutory rape is of older males exploiting teenage girls.What do research data from the FBI show about this stereotype?

• A) The data completely contradict the stereotype.
• B) The data only fit the stereotype half the time.
• C) The data are inconclusive about any patterns.
• D) The data very largely confirm this stereotype.

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Definitions:

Category

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

Semantic Priming

The process by which a preceding stimulus influences the response to a later stimulus, based on meaning.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Prototypes

The most typical or best example of a particular category or concept, used in cognitive psychology to explain how people categorize information.