How Is the Per Country Rape Rate Calculated

question 17

Multiple Choice

How is the per country rape rate calculated?

• A) the number of rapes per 1,000,000 people in the world
• B) the number of reported rapes per 100,000 people in the country
• C) the number of reported rapes divided by the total country population
• D) the total number of rapes per year divided by the total world population

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable condition strengthens a desired behavior.

Conditioned Stimulus

Conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

An initially inactive stimulus that, through association, acquires the capacity to evoke a conditioned response.