What Was the Most Widely Used Device or Legislation to Bring

question 9

Multiple Choice

What was the most widely used device or legislation to bring prisoners' complaints before state and federal courts in the late 1960s?

• A) The Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment
• B) The dictates of the Percy Amendment
• C) The National Corrections Act of 1965
• D) The Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1983

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Biopsychosocial Model

A comprehensive approach to health and disease that considers biological, psychological, and social factors.

Diathesis-Stress Model

A psychological theory that explains behavior as both a result of genetic and biological predispositions and life stressors.

Dynamically and Reciprocally Interacting

A process or situation where factors or entities influence each other in complex and interrelated ways over time.