In the Cohort Studies by Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin (1972)

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the cohort studies by Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin (1972) , what percentage of the population studied committed over 70% of the murders, rapes, and robberies attributed to that group?

• A) 6.3%
• B) 10.4%
• C) 20.6%
• D) 34.2%

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Definitions:

Organizational Behavior

The study of how individuals and groups act within the constructs of an organization, and the impact these behaviors have on organizational functioning.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where a response is only sometimes reinforced, known to significantly increase the rate of response and resistance to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A form of learning in which a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to rapid acquisition of the behavior.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response, typically because the reinforcement is withheld.