Which of the Following Is True of the Arrests for the Status

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the arrests for the status offense of running away from home?

• A) More girls than boys are arrested for running away from home.
• B) More boys than girls are arrested for running away from home.
• C) Boys are arrested for running away from home, while girls are pardoned.
• D) Girls are arrested for running away from home, while boys are pardoned.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.

Observational Learning

Acquiring behaviors through the observation and replication of others' actions.

Respondent Behavior

Actions that occur as an automatic response to a particular stimulus, not under conscious control.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a pause or period of apparent extinction.