Demographic Profiling of Potential Suicide Attackers Does Not Seem Promising

question 45

Multiple Choice

Demographic profiling of potential suicide attackers does not seem promising, it makes more sense to

• A) thoroughly screen everyone at airports to make sure they aren't terrorists.
• B) look at religious backgrounds as opposed to racial backgrounds.
• C) close off our country to other backgrounds, like Japan has done.
• D) evaluate group characteristics and focus on what makes adoption more or less likely.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.