Rational Choice Theory Has Roots in the Positivist School of Criminology

question 28

True/False

Rational choice theory has roots in the positivist school of criminology developed by Lombroso.

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Definitions:

Self-Incompatibility

A mechanism in plants that prevents self-fertilization and encourages cross-pollination by rejecting pollen from the same or genetically similar individuals.

Hermaphroditic

Describes an organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs, allowing it to perform both roles in reproduction.

Allele Frequency

The proportion of all copies of a particular gene in a population that are of a given allele type, influencing genetic diversity and evolution.

Hardy-Weinberg Theorem

A principle that states allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.