Some Research Indicates That, Compared to Witnesses of Crimes, Victims

question 268

Multiple Choice

Some research indicates that, compared to witnesses of crimes, victims of crimes are

• A)more accurate in their accounts of any crime event.
• B)about equally accurate in their accounts of any crime event.
• C)less accurate in their accounts of any crime event.
• D)more accurate in their accounts when the crime is a violent one, but not when it was a minor crime.

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Definitions:

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences.

Adaptation

The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection acting upon heritable variation.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that are responsible for determining the characteristics of an organism.

Operant Conditioning Procedure

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors and discouraging undesired ones.