Reviews of Sentencing Studies from the 1930s Through the 1960s

question 7

Multiple Choice

Reviews of sentencing studies from the 1930s through the 1960s found that most were:

• A)methodologically flawed.
• B)methodologically sophisticated.
• C)theoretically baseless.
• D)too limited in scope.

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Definitions:

Psychic Mistreatment

Emotional or psychological abuse involving the use of verbal or non-verbal actions to control, isolate, or intimidate another individual.

Attributing

The process of explaining the reasons behind behaviors or events, often focusing on either internal dispositions or external situations.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted thoughts and desires are pushed into the unconscious mind.

Forgetting

The loss or failure to recall information that was once stored in the memory, due to various factors like time, interference, or failure in retrieval cues.