A Homeless Person Is in the Habit of Urinating in Back

question 49

Multiple Choice

A homeless person is in the habit of urinating in back alleys. Because it doesn't directly affect most people, his behavior is overlooked most of the time, except by the people who live next to the alley. They have started a petition to get the police to take action. This demonstrates how deviance varies in terms of ______.

• A) legal culpability
• B) punishment required
• C) social norms
• D) perceived harmfulness

---

Definitions:

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information or memories from the past.

Relearning

The process of regaining knowledge or skills that were previously learned then forgotten, which typically occurs faster than the initial learning.

Recognition

A memory task in which a person must simply identify material as familiar or as having been encountered before.

Nondeclarative Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves skills and actions, which can be performed without conscious thought or declaration.