Demonstrating the Efficacy of Differential Association and Social Learning Theories

question 23

Multiple Choice

Demonstrating the efficacy of differential association and social learning theories will probably involve empirical studies that examine learning criminal behavior through communication with ______ others.

• A) informal
• B) political
• C) formal
• D) intimate

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Definitions:

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century naturalist and geologist known for his theory of evolution by natural selection.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring through genes.

Behavioral

Pertaining to actions or reactions that an individual displays in response to their environment or stimuli.

Functionalism

A theoretical perspective in sociology and psychology that focuses on the roles or functions that an institution, behavior, or mental state serves in society or an organism.