When He Became the Leader of the German Reformation, Luther

question 9

Multiple Choice

When he became the leader of the German Reformation, Luther chose

• A)to preserve the social order.
• B)to reject the power of princes and magistrates.
• C)to support the power of the Holy Roman Emperor.
• D)to question the social hierarchy.
• E)to abandon his millenarian beliefs.

Describe the non-geographic nature of organized crime's influence.

Understand the basic principles of Merton's anomie-strain theory, including the relationship between societal aspirations and the availability of legitimate means to achieve those aspirations.

Identify and describe the different adaptations to strain as proposed by Merton (i.e., conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion).

Recognize the significance of societal pressures and the goal-means gap in inducing deviant behavior according to anomie-strain theory.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias wherein individuals judge the probability of events based on how easily examples come to mind.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how much it resembles the typical case.

Theory of Mind

The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, emotions, knowledge—to oneself and others, and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own.

Transference

The process by which emotions, desires, or expectations are redirected and applied to a new object or person, often unconsciously and stemming from previous relationships.