Research That Correlated the Extent of Broken Windows Enforcement with Various

question 19

Multiple Choice

Research that correlated the extent of broken windows enforcement with various categories of Part I crime found that,in general,broken windows enforcement

• A) impacts only Part II crimes.
• B) is irrelevant.
• C) is ineffective.
• D) is effective.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A situation where someone feels unable to control their life, due to a traumatic incident or repeated failures.

Contingency Blocking

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association because the first stimulus is a better predictor of the outcome.

Response Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is made in reaction to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

Learned Helplessness

Learned helplessness is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, leading to a belief that one's actions have no effect on the outcome.