Under Which of the Following Conditions Is a Juvenile Most

question 39

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following conditions is a juvenile most likely to engage in delinquency?

• A) high motivation, available opportunities, high constraints
• B) low constraints, high motivation, available opportunities
• C) available opportunities, low motivation, low constraints
• D) low motivation, high constraints, available opportunities

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Definitions:

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, homogenous products, and the free entry and exit of firms, leading to price-taking behavior.

Market Price

The price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a marketplace, determined by the forces of supply and demand.

Perfect Competitors

Firms operating in a market where there are many sellers and buyers, products are homogenous, and there is free entry and exit from the market.

Short Run

A period in economics during which at least one input (like factory size) is fixed and cannot be changed, contrasting with the long run where all inputs can be varied.