Developmental Theories Attempt to Provide a More Global Vision of a Criminal

question 63

True/False

Developmental theories attempt to provide a more global vision of a criminal career, encompassing its onset, persistence, and desistance.

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of a person's behavior to internal or personal factors, rather than external situational factors.

External Attributions

The process of explaining someone's behavior by referring to situational or environmental factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A common cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute success to personal factors and failures to external factors.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or another's behavior to external factors or the environment.